HC Deb 24 July 1996 vol 282 cc603-6W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what was the average value of items stolen from cars in each of the last five years in South Yorkshire; [39238]

(2) what was the average value of items stolen in recorded domestic break-ins in each of the last five years in South Yorkshire. [39239]

Mr. Maclean

The information requested is contained in the table.

Notifiable offences recorded by the police in South Yorkshire— average value of property stolen1
Average value (£)
Year Theft from a vehicle Burglary in a dwelling
1991 232 908
1992 254 1,429
1993 244 1,020
1994 242 1,138
1995 254 1,023
1 Excluding offences where the value was recorded as nil.

Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many recorded car break-ins there were in South Yorkshire in each year since 1979; [39242]

(2) how many recorded domestic burglaries there were in South Yorkshire in each year since 1979. [39241]

Mr. Maclean

The information requested in contained in the table.

Notifiable offences recorded by the police in South Yorkshire
Number of offences
Year Theft from a vehicle Burglary in a dwelling
1979 5,478 4,439
1980 6,328 5,777
1981 8,305 6,557
1982 9,548 7,744
1983 9,933 9,015
1984 11,611 10,476
1985 10,407 9,057
1986 12,230 11,125
1987 13,821 11,712
1988 14,033 10,213
1989 16,055 10,132
1990 19,315 12,126
1991 21,848 15,085
1992 22,572 18,372
1993 25,016 25,230
1994 23,304 25,563
1995 24,217 22,235

Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the clear-up rates of recorded(a) car break-ins and (b) burglaries in South Yorkshire in each year since 1979. [39243]

Mr. Maclean

The information requested is contained in the table.

Clear-up rates in South Yorkshire
Percentages
Year Theft from a vehicle Burglary
1979 30 40
1980 24 36
1981 33 44
1982 37 39
1983 40 40
1984 29 31
1985 37 41
1986 30 36
1987 31 35
1988 35 44
1989 33 36
1990 37 36
1991 29 27
1992 16 17
1993 8 13
1994 13 20
1995 12 22

Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average age of people convicted of(a) car theft and (b) burglary in South Yorkshire in each of the last five years. [39240]

Mr. Maclean

Information for 1990 to 1994 on the number of offenders convicted at all courts in the South Yorkshire police force area by age is given in the tables. Data for 1995 will not be available until the autumn.

Table A: Number of persons convicted at all courts of (a) car theft and (b) burglary offences in the South Yorkshire Police Force Area by age, 1990
Age Car theft1 Domestic burglary Burglary Non domestic burglary Total burglary
10 1 2 2
11 2 6 5 11
12 4 8 4 12
13 10 14 21 35
14 17 22 25 47
15 68 35 47 82
16 85 50 44 94
17 197 91 75 166
18 172 53 105 158
19 139 70 88 158
20 90 34 66 100
21 and under 25 196 120 188 308
25 and under 30 264 48 101 149
30 and under 40 24 32 45 77
40 and under 50 7 9 20 29
50 and under 60 2 3 6 9
60 and over
All ages 1,078 597 840 1,437
1 Car theft includes the indictable offences of theft from vehicles; theft or unauthorised taking of motor vehicle car and the summary offences of stealing and unauthorised taking of a conveyance.
2 Includes persons, convicted of summary offences, given the default age of 25 where the exact age was not known.

Table B: Number of persons convicted at all courts of (a) car theft and (b) burglary offences in the South Yorkshire Police Force Area by age, 1991
Age Car theft1 Domestic burglary Burglary Non domestic burglary Total burglary
10
11 1 1 2 3
12 10 8 9 17
13 14 18 7 25
14 36 25 16 41
15 100 43 45 88
16 102 43 56 99
17 123 58 61 119
18 156 79 89 168
19 114 71 77 148
20 108 55 77 132
21 and under 25 206 108 202 310
25 and under 30 272 68 117 185
30 and under 40 47 44 72 116
40 and under 50 9 9 20 29
50 and under 60 3 2 5 7
60 and over 1 1
All ages 1,101 632 856 1,488
1 Car theft includes the indictable offences of theft from vehicles; theft or unauthorised taking of motor vehicle car and the summary offences of stealing and unauthorised taking of a conveyance.
2 Includes persons, convicted of summary offences, given the default age of 25 where the exact age was not known.

Table C: Number of persons convicted at all courts of (a) car theft and (b) burglary offences in the South Yorkshire Police Force Area by age, 1992
Age Car theft1 Domestic burglary Burglary Non domestic burglary Total burglary
10
11 2 1 3
12 1 2 3 5
13 10 15 9 24
14 13 17 17 34
15 49 25 35 60
16 66 47 51 98
17 103 80 69 149
18 98 70 64 134
19 113 56 65 121
20 96 42 70 112
21 and under 25 173 130 159 289
25 and under 30 283 55 102 157
30 and under 40 37 31 89 120
40 and under 50 5 9 22 31
50 and under 60 1 1 2 3
60 and over 1 1 1
All ages 849 582 759 1,341
1 Car theft includes the indictable offences of aggravated vehicle taking—injury to person, damage to property of care (as from 1 April 1992); theft from vehicles; theft or unauthorised taking of motor vehicle car and the summary offences of stealing and unauthorised taking of a conveyance and aggravated vehicle taking where criminal damage of £2,000 or under (as from 1 April 1992).
2 Includes persons, convicted of summary offences, given the default age of 25 where the exact age was not known.

Table D: Number of persons convicted at all courts of (a) car theft and (b) burglary offences in the South Yorkshire Police Force Area by age, 1993
Age Car theft1 Domestic-burglary Burglary Non domestic burglary Total burglary
10 1 1
11 1
12 1 2 2 4
13 10 10 8 18
14 33 23 14 37
15 29 22 27 49
16 54 37 27 64
17 72 62 45 107
18 95 41 69 110
19 79 41 46 87
20 70 46 51 97
21 and under 25 130 103 132 235
25 and under 30 247 52 95 147
30 and under 40 27 31 61 92
40 and under 50 6 4 10 14
50 and under 60 1 2 2
60 and over 1 1
All ages 655 477 588 1,065
1 Car theft includes the indictable offences of aggravated vehicle taking—injury to person, damage to property of car; theft from vehicles; theft or unauthorised taking of motor vehicle car and the summary offences of stealing and unauthorised taking of a conveyance and aggravated vehicle taking where criminal damage of £2,000 or under.
2 Includes persons, convicted of summary offences, given the default age of 25 where the exact age was not known.

Table E: Number of persons convicted at all courts of (a) car theft and (b) burglary offences in the South Yorkshire Police Force Area by age, 1994
Age Car theft1 Domestic burglary Burglary Non domestic burglary Total burglary
10 1
11 1 3 3
12 4 1 3 4
13 8 10 4 14
14 22 29 14 43
15 47 45 22 67
16 60 48 36 84
17 81 52 36 88
18 92 72 41 113
19 54 43 41 84
20 57 42 27 69
21 and under 25 124 136 137 273
25 and under 30 254 67 81 148
30 and under 40 26 39 65 104
40 and under 50 6 9 15 24
50 and under 60 3 3
60 and over 2 1 1
All ages 639 593 529 1,122
1 Car theft includes the indictable offences of aggravated vehicle taking—injury to person, damage to property of car theft from vehicles; theft or unauthorised taking of motor vehicle car and the summary offences of stealing and unauthorised taking of a conveyance and aggravated vehicle taking where criminal damage of £2,000 or under.
2 Includes persons, convicted of summary offences, given the default age of 25 where the exact age was not known.