§ Mr. RedmondTo 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. MacleanThe 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. RedmondTo 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. MacleanThe information requested in contained in the table.
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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. RedmondTo 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. MacleanThe 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. RedmondTo 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. MacleanInformation 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.
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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.
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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.