HC Deb 19 October 1994 vol 248 cc238-43W
Mr. Michael

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many crimes were recorded by each police force in England and Wales within each category of crime in the year ended June;

(2) how many incidents of theft or unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle and of theft from a motor vehicle were recorded by each police force in England and Wales in the year ended June;

(3) how many of the burglaries recorded by each police force in England and Wales in the year ended June were in a dwelling; and how many were in another building.

Mr Maclean

The information requested is contained in the following tables:

Notifiable offences recorded by the police by police force area and offence group–12 months to June 1994
Number of offences
England and Wales Police force area All offences Violence against the person Sexual offences Robbery Burglary Theft and handling stolen goods Fraud and forgery Criminal damage Other
Avon and Somerset 169,690 6,314 1,143 1,923 37,635 95,174 4,590 22,039 872
Bedfordshire 55,611 1,888 413 558 14,386 28,780 2,083 7,185 318
Cambridgeshire 61,312 3,046 432 275 13,610 34,502 1,600 7,395 452
Cheshire 77,427 3,122 554 314 20,506 36,461 2,776 12,408 1,286
Cleveland 79,385 2,250 250 414 18,432 41,593 1,377 14,747 322
Cumbria 42,521 1,985 239 84 9,901 20,938 1,157 7,837 380
Derbyshire 87,924 3,948 456 422 25,299 39,319 1,711 16,020 749
Devon and Cornwall 114,124 4,328 1,006 417 32,053 57,148 3,687 14,129 1,356
Dorset 53,153 1,829 404 146 8,900 30,474 3,397 7,111 892
Durham 66,032 2,557 494 149 12,984 34,514 2,619 12,021 694
Essex 108,779 4,443 636 402 25,999 56,052 2,828 17,530 889
Gloucestershire 63,117 2,044 872 313 17,277 32,988 2,730 6,358 535
Greater Manchester 345,138 9,939 1,277 5,667 91,621 161,946 9,415 62,808 2,465
Hampshire 142,470 5,559 1,343 552 30,882 75,461 4,544 22,670 1,459
Hertfordshier 54,268 1,939 308 238 12,592 28,118 1,428 9,276 369
Humberside 139,006 4,944 733 559 46,029 63,617 2,965 19,674 485
Kent 157,083 6,733 1,038 613 28,626 87,235 3,986 27,116 1,736
Lancashire 128,434 3,190 464 502 27,218 65,709 3,347 26,969 1,035
Leicestershire 98,949 4,053 567 950 25,327 49,670 3,455 14,420 507
Lincolnshire 49,951 2,274 348 150 12,294 23,934 1,228 9,056 667
City of London 5,069 170 19 40 670 3,436 446 209 79
Merseyside 138,663 7,434 778 2,269 32,797 65,635 4,380 23,681 1,689
Metropolitan Police District 883,741 44,257 7,181 25,152 162,337 427,698 33,206 175,450 8,460
Norfolk 59,754 2,155 390 181 15,979 30,941 1,611 7,932 565
Northamptonshire 58,892 2,389 341 333 17,183 27,895 1,729 8,582 440
Northumbria 210,444 6,446 721 1,260 60,999 85,444 2,932 51,626 1,016
North Yorkshire 59,723 2,137 270 168 16,451 30,385 1,203 8,593 516
Nottinghamshire 156,362 7,584 1,147 1,166 38,314 75,010 4,152 28,193 796
South Yorkshire 156,541 4,856 654 996 52,644 69,756 2,558 23,880 1,197
Staffordshire 96,005 5,952 573 414 28,953 42,286 2,242 15,157 428
Suffolk 41,574 2,104 386 113 8,400 21,494 1,695 6,659 723
Surrey 49,478 2,514 419 165 11,271 25,695 2,142 6,758 514
Sussex 106,262 3,270 742 529 24,231 54,280 2,984 18,971 1,255
Thames Valley 191,748 5,118 839 975 39,273 106,526 6,950 30,491 1,576
Warwickshire 43,970 1,506 319 133 11,826 22,349 1,208 6,303 326
West Mercia 82,848 3,478 455 274 16,985 45,413 1,527 14,158 558
West Midlands 323,267 11,022 1,444 6,375 95,272 146,175 8,775 52,297 1,907
West Yorkshire 297,108 9,419 1,602 2,918 90,993 138,426 5,870 45,333 2,547
Wiltshire 39,159 2,657 384 149 8,641 19,500 1,214 6,123 491
Dyfed-Powys 22,817 2,115 270 41 3,924 10,491 704 4,831 441
Gwent 40,873 2,507 299 99 7,227 21,716 1,192 7,258 575
North Wales 44,687 2,887 576 115 10,567 21,293 1,049 7,750 450
South Wales 162,020 5,990 556 467 37,998 77,405 4,045 34,333 1,226
England and Wales 5,365,379 214,352 33,342 58,980 1,304,506 2,632,882 154,737 921,337 45,243

Notifiable offences of vehicle crime recorded by the police by police force area–12 months to June 1994
Number ofoffences
England and Wales Police force area Theft of a vehicle Theft from a vehicle
Avon and Somerset 23,144 35,207
Bedfordshire 8,147 10,911
Cambridgeshire 6,276 10,274
Cheshire 8,320 12,209
Cleveland 12,412 9,883
Cumbria 2,887 7,949
Derbyshire 8,855 15,247
Devon and Cornwall 7,507 22,049
Dorset 3,500 9,636
Durham 8,720 9,448
Essex 9,268 18,628
Gloucestershire 4,948 14,167
Notifiable offences of vehicle crime recorded by the police by police force area–12 months to June 1994
Number of offences
England and Wales Police force area Theft of a vehicle Theft from a vehicle
Greater Manchester 52,217 50,999
Hampshire 9,341 27,827
Hertfordshire 5,462 12,411
Humberside 15,477 19,979
Kent 17,107 26,125
Lancashire 12,115 21,820
Leicestershire 11,205 17,467
Lincolnshire 3,303 6,075
City of London 120 533
Merseyside 15,260 17,007
Metropolitan Police District 72,526 138,747
Norfolk 3,932 11,559

Notifiable offences of vehicle crime recorded by the police by police force area–12 months to June 1994
Number ofoffences
England and Wales Police force area Theft of a vehicle Theft from a vehicle
Northamptonshire 7,818 9,842
Northumbria 26,857 24,453
North Yorkshire 5,042 9,793
Nottinghamshire 16,032 19,822
South Yorkshire 21,764 23,847
Staffordshire 10,227 16,048
Suffolk 2,164 5,625
Surrey 3,867 9,430
Sussex 7,015 18,831
Thames Valley 21,083 40,701
Warwickshire 5,120 8,615
West Mercia 8,641 14,386
West Midlands 40,147 52,781
West Yorkshire 37,394 47,087
Wiltshire 2,491 6,303
Dyfed-Powys 1,321 2,593
Gwent 3,811 6,740
North Wales 2,826 7,792
South Wales 24,628 26,995
England & Wales 570,297 877,841
Notifiable offences of burglary recorded by the police by police force area — 12 months to June 1994
Number of Offences
England and Wales Police force area Burglary in a dwelling Burglary in a building other than a dwelling
Avon and Somerset 19,430 18,205
Bedfordshire 6,874 7,512
Cambridgeshire 5,903 7,707
Cheshire 9,820 10,686
Cleveland 11,892 6,540
Cumbria 4,164 5,737
Derbyshire 10,379 14,920
Devon and Cornwall 15,855 16,198
Dorset 5,206 3,694
Durham 7,784 5,200
Essex 8,678 17,321
Gloucestershire 8,384 8,893

Notifable Offences Recorded by Offence Group and Local Authority Borough or District Metropolitan Police District: July 1993 to June 1994
Borough/District Violence against the person Sexual Offences Robbery Burglary and going equipped Theft and handling stolen goods Fraud and Forgery Criminal Damage Other notifiable offences Total notifiable offences
Barking 716 153 213 3,419 6,685 508 3,488 80 15,262
Barnet 867 194 347 5,066 11,486 861 5,762 143 24,726
Bexley 733 183 176 2,847 8,723 598 4,380 79 17,719
Brent 1,701 227 1,835 5,681 11,407 1,062 5,959 193 28,065
Bromley 1,252 144 288 5,428 13,528 896 6,545 111 28,192
Camden 1,565 202 1,189 7,261 21,692 1,429 5,707 284 39,329
Croydon 2,022 304 530 5,980 16,156 1,243 7,090 187 33,512
Ealing 1,285 229 775 4,280 13,544 1,215 7,113 180 28,621
Enfield 1,201 192 337 3,870 9,680 794 4,937 121 21,132
Greenwich 1,626 315 436 6,191 14,139 934 7,992 243 31,876
Hackney 1,519 280 2,282 7,028 12,291 1,091 5,030 317 29,838
Hammersmith 1,172 151 846 3,937 12,674 755 4,725 149 24,409
Haringey 1,352 162 1,232 4,598 10,966 887 4,996 157 24,350
Harrow 727 106 282 3,398 6,680 590 3,859 84 15,726
Havering 564 162 115 3,529 9,682 602 3,712 67 18,433
Hillingdon* 958 300 155 3,526 10,624 754 6,021 87 22,425
Hounslow* 1,388 225 342 4,118 10,848 920 5,555 329 23,725

Notifiable offences of burglary recorded by the police by police force area — 12 months to June 1994
Number of Offences
England and Wales Police force area Burglary in a dwelling Burglary in a building other than a dwelling
Greater Manchester 56,223 35,398
Hamsphire 13,756 17,126
Hertfordshire 4,657 7,935
Humberside 20,848 25,181
Kent 17,900 10,726
Lancashire 17,771 9,447
Leicestershire 14,615 10,712
Lincolnshire 6,795 5,499
City of London 35 635
Merseyside 20,607 12,190
Metropolitan Police District 103,966 58,371
Norfolk 6,014 9,965
Northamptonshire 7,577 9,606
Northumbria 31,095 29,904
North Yorkshire 7,140 9,311
Nottinghamshire 23,449 14,865
South Yorkshire 25,890 26,754
Staffordshire 13,793 15,160
Suffolk 3,398 5,002
Surrey 5,005 6,266
Sussex 12,140 12,091
Thames Valley 20,784 18,489
Warwickshire 4,643 7,183
West Mercia 8,382 8,603
West Midlands 50,701 44,571
West Yorkshire 56,912 34,081
Wiltshire 4,238 4,403
Dyfed-Powys 1,385 2,539
Gwent 3,414 3,813
North Wales 3,455 7,112
South Wales 14,980 23,018
England & Wales 695,937 608,569

Mr. Michael

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crimes were recorded in each borough by the Metropolitan police within each category of crime in the year ended June.

Mr. Maclean

The information requested has been supplied by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and is contained in the following table:

Notifiable Offences Recorded by Offence Group and Local Authority Borough or District Metropolitan Police District: July 1993 to June 1994
Borough/District Violence against the person Sexual Offences Robbery Burglary and going equipped Theft and handling stolen goods Fraud and Forgery Criminal Damage Other notifiable offences Total notifiable offences
Islington 1,872 157 1,090 4,773 13,100 770 5,408 325 27,495
Kensington and Chelsea 1,032 161 907 4,308 17,823 1,021 3,993 172 29,417
Kingston 735 100 157 3,256 8,358 595 3,067 258 16,526
Lambeth 3,093 391 2,824 8,029 17,137 1,519 7,818 484 41,295
Lewisham 1,843 283 1,117 8,000 12,811 913 5,638 231 30,836
Merton 844 129 214 2,941 8,180 974 3,854 72 17,208
Newham 1,752 664 949 6,580 12,815 1,126 5,446 201 29,533
Redbridge 923 154 263 3,950 10,178 1,077 3,871 92 20,508
Richmond 625 83 191 2,785 7,283 389 2,748 154 14,258
Southwark 2,478 418 1,916 7,155 17,780 1,327 8,251 384 39,709
Sutton 920 136 124 3,665 7,512 468 3,268 91 16,184
Tower Hamlets 1,431 196 543 4,947 12,021 788 5,080 268 25,274
Wandsworth 1,567 248 1,099 6,154 15,616 1,340 6,445 731 33,200
Waltham Forest 1,071 118 736 4,017 10,414 860 4,227 86 21,529
Westminster 1,983 275 1,846 7,786 37,838 2,986 5,841 417 58,972
Broxbourne (part) 297 14 30 576 2,369 109 1,053 8 4,456
Elmbridge (part) 103 6 7 415 786 63 320 7 1,707
Epping Forest (part) 303 28 37 734 2,890 172 1,203 35 5,402
Epsom and Ewell 314 65 51 1,097 2,639 21363 1,363 30 5,772
Hertsmere 196 40 38 680 2,771 176 1,351 26 5,278
Reigate and Banstead (part) 119 11 14 472 1,278 120 629 14 2,657
Spelthorne 393 66 48 1,494 3,998 248 1,935 75 8,257
Welwyn Hatfield (part) 2 2 13 31 7 11 4 70
Heathrow Airport 26 4 39 2,740 305 183 342 3,540
Thames 116 0 44 0 160
Central Cheque Squad 50 804 16 5 875
MPD Total 44,570 7,278 25,581 164,023 429,339 33,509 175,934 7,224 887,458
* These figures exclude offences reported in those part of the borough which fall within the boundary of Heathrow Airport