HC Deb 23 May 1994 vol 244 cc50-1W
Mr. Raynsford

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the total number of reported crimes in(a) north London and (b) south London in each year since 1979 and in each month since 1990; if he will list for each period the number of (i) rapes, (ii) indecent assaults, (iii) other assaults, (iv) violent crimes and (v) robberies; and if he will identify separately assaults on staff and assaults on passengers.

Mr. Freeman

The tables show reported crime on BR and the London underground for London north and London south for the period 1 April 1992 to 31 March 1994. Comparable figures for the period before April 1992 are not available.

Year/Month London North London South
ALL CRIMES
1992
(from April) 12,570 13,926
1993 15,214 18,481
1994
(to March) 3,536 4,218
1992
April 1,207 1,196
May 1,341 1,317
June 1,376 1,528
July 1,439 1,695
August 1,422 1,656
September 1,481 1,636
October 1,654 1,726
November 1,355 1,647
December 1,292 1,510
1993
January 1,329 1,538
February 1,248 1,541
March 1,511 1,569
April 1,262 1,435
May 1,142 1,534
June 1,380 1,513
July 1,403 1,626
August 1,228 1,584
September 1,279 1,587
October 1,272 1,493
November 1,178 1,547
December 982 1,453
1994
January 1,040 1,360
February 1,052 1,236
March 1,434 1,622

Sexual offences
Offence 1992 (April to December) 1993 1994 (January to March)
London North
Rape 1 2 1
Indecent assault 44 57 7
Indecent exposure 60 101 20
Other 7 16 8
London South
Rape 1 3 2
Indecent assault 69 116 15
Indecent exposure 131 120 37
Other 41 97 16

Violent crimes
Offence 1992 April—December 1993 1994 January—March
Staff Public Staff Public Staff Public
London North
Attempted murder 1 1
Grievous bodily harm 1 12 8 19 2 6
Wounding 5 19 6 28 2 52
Actual bodily harm 45 136 59 197
Common assault 16 25 28 58 8 20
Assault on police 17 24 3
Other 1 9 3 3 1
London South
Attempted murder 1
Manslaughter 1
Grievous bodily harm 1 16 2 22 6
Wounding 3 16 3 19 8
Actual bodily harm 74 229 85 266 22 99
Common assault 36 71 47 117 23 26
Assault on police 7 25 8
Other 2 6 1 15 1 6
Robberies
Offence 1992 April—December 1993 1994 January—March
Staff Public Staff Public Staff Public
London North
Robbery 6 159 11 302 2 100
Assault with intent to rob 19 1 24 5
London South
Robbery 5 381 26 495 10 126
Assault with intent to rob 1 4 2 17 1 21

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