HC Deb 05 June 1996 vol 278 cc464-5W
Mr. Jim Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the clear-up rate of recorded domestic burglaries in(a) Coventry and (b) the west midlands for each year since 1990; and for each year what was the percentage change on (i) the previous year and (ii) 1990. [30647]

Mr. Maclean

Information for Coventry is not collected centrally. Figures for the west midlands are given in the table.

Clear-up rate for offences of burglary in a dwelling recorded by the police in the west midlands
Year Clear-up rate (percentage) Percentage point change on previous year Percentage point change over 1990
1990 39 1 1
1991 31 -8 -8
1992 24 -7 -15
1993 31 +7 -8
1994 32 +1 -7
1995 38 +6 -1
1Not applicable.

Mr. Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average value of items stolen in recorded domestic house break-ins in 1995 in(a) Coventry and (b) the west midlands. [30648]

Mr. Maclean

Information for Coventry is not collected centrally. The available information for the west midlands is for 1994. For offences of burglary in a dwelling where property was stolen, the average value was £1,054.

Mr. Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many recorded domestic burglaries there were in(a) Coventry and (b) the west midlands in each year since 1990; and for each year, what was the percentage change on (i) the previous year and (ii) 1990. [30659]

Mr. Maclean

Information for Coventry is not collected centrally. The available information for the west midlands is given in the table.

Offences of burglary in a dwelling recorded by the police in the west midlands
Year Number of offences Percentage change on previous year Percentage change over 1990
1990 35,613 1 1
1991 41,624 +17 +17
1992 52,202 +25 +47
1993 51,815 -1 +45
1994 48,241 -7 +35
1995 46,368 -4 +30
2 Not applicable.