Crime Statistics (Hansard, 19 July 1995)

§ Sir Ralph Howell
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the change in reported crimes of vandalism and theft between 1979 and 1994. [36307]

§ Mr. Maclean
The available information is in terms of notifiable offences of criminal damage and theft recorded by the police in England and Wales and is contained in the following table:

Year Change

Number of offences 1979¹ 1994 Number Percentage

Criminal damage 320,469 928,127 +607,658 +190

Theft and handling stolen goods 1,416,143 2,559,023 +1,142,880 +81

¹ Figures for 1979 are not strictly comparable with those for later years because of changes to improve the consistency of recording multiple, continuous and repeated offences.

§ Mr. Michael
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total number of offences recorded in England and Wales in 1993 and 1994 in total and for(a) violence against the person, (b) sexual offences, (c) robbery, (d) burglary, (e) fraud and forgery, (f) criminal damage, (g) theft from the person, (h) theft from a shop, (i) theft of motor vehicle, (j) theft from motor vehicle, (k) theft of a pedal cycle, (l) handling and (m) other theft. [36250]

§ Mr. Maclean
The information requested is available in the Home Office Statistical Bulletin 5/95 "Notifiable Offences, England and Wales 1994", copies of which are available in the Library.

	Year	Change
Number of offences	1979¹	1994	Number	Percentage
Criminal damage	320,469	928,127	+607,658	+190
Theft and handling stolen goods	1,416,143	2,559,023	+1,142,880	+81
¹ Figures for 1979 are not strictly comparable with those for later years because of changes to improve the consistency of recording multiple, continuous and repeated offences.