§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what was the crime clear-up rate and annual percentage change in each year since 1979 in each region; and if he will make a statement; [15013]
(2) what was the clear-up rate for all crimes in (a) England and (b) Wales in (i) 1979, (ii) 1983, (iii) 1987 and (iv) in each year since 1992 for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [15016]
§ Mr. MacleanThe information requested is given in the tables.
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Percentage change on previous year in number of notifiable offences cleared up by police force area Police area 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Avon and Somerset -6 8 5 12 -4 7 4 -7 13 Bedfordshire 14 -9 1 2 1 7 -4 -13 5 Cambridgeshire -30 44 12 -32 -2 -1 10 -8 -1 Cheshire 6 15 3 4 3 -2 -4 -2 2 Cleveland -8 -9 21 6 -2 -8 2 5 5 Cumbria 1 -23 4 8 7 24 8 -5 4 Derbyshire 10 -10 29 -1 4 19 -5 -15 -5 Devon and Cornwall -1 8 4 17 2 3 14 -8 2 Dorset -11 4 -6 16 -1 9 5 -8 12 Durham -2 7 10 1 -5 4 17 -10 7 Essex -2 5 5 3 5 -3 13 -7 -4 Gloucestershire -4 -1 17 3 -4 -1 5 -11 49 Greater Manchester 5 5 12 8 -8 -19 25 -6 -3 Hampshire -1 -8 2 0 -2 12 12 -6 7 Hertfordshire 6 -22 4 18 -5 11 4 -6 -3 Humberside 3 -2 11 14 -3 1 18 -18 18 Kent 21 -6 -2 10 2 1 4 -12 2 Lancashire 7 -2 2 2 3 6 0 4 11 Leicestershire -6 16 3 1 3 -1 9 1 6 Lincolnshire 3 9 11 5 -3 -24 32 -10 12 City of London 0 -9 4 0 -5 -3 -5 -10 39 Merseyside -2 7 -6 25 5 7 -16 16 12 Metropolitan police -5 4 -9 3 3 10 6 -5 -3 Norfolk -9 12 10 1 11 0 7 -6 6 Northamptonshire -7 4 8 6 8 -2 3 -13 35 Northumbria 4 8 4 14 -1 4 8 -10 13 North Yorkshire -8 -9 11 15 -7 5 -10 3 14 Nottinghamshire 4 4 27 -21 -16 -19 22 -4 7 South Yorkshire -4 2 19 8 7 -5 7 -2 4 Staffordshire -2 -8 17 8 2 10 9 -7 -4 Suffolk 9 -10 7 -5 4 13 3 1 15 Surrey -2 -24 -12 8 9 0 5 10 2 Sussex -1 -7 1 13 -11 6 -2 -16 5 Thames Valley 5 -14 13 9 9 9 4 -5 -12 Warwickshire -2 -2 11 11 1 2 4 -1 6 West Mercia -1 -1 14 12 11 -4 4 -5 2 West Midlands 5 -1 10 17 8 -9 1 8 25 West Yorkshire -27 24 5 11 8 -3 1 -7 9 Wiltshire -11 4 8 5 7 6 -3 -5 -5 England -2 2 6 7 1 1 6 -4 6 Dyfed-Powys -5 -6 6 10 1 19 -2 0 4 Gwent 1 -5 0 19 1 1 13 -13 7 North Wales -2 -7 8 6 5 -2 -2 -24 43 South Wales -3 5 9 13 1 0 2 1 3 Wales -3 -1 7 12 2 2 3 -7 10 Total -2 2 6 7 1 1 5 -5 6 208W209W
Police area 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Avon and Somerset 16 -7 10 1 -19 3 15 2 Bedfordshire 31 -10 -14 -7 7 4 -6 -2 Cambridgeshire -3 21 21 24 -15 -6 -8 -16 Cheshire 17 0 11 -2 -13 -9 11 1 Cleveland 5 2 -17 43 2 -22 -27 26 Cumbria 6 1 4 24 -8 0 -7 7 Derbyshire -22 10 10 10 -7 -2 -2 -8 Devon and Cornwall -4 -2 7 8 -35 52 -4 -5 Dorset 0 21 1 27 -22 3 -4 -10 Durham 3 1 -5 9 2 -1 2 -15 Essex -11 6 13 25 -3 11 5 -17 Gloucestershire 3 -5 11 42 -27 -15 19 3 Greater Manchester 1 3 22 26 2 -10 -10 -32 Hampshire -7 3 20 7 -1 -5 -1 -1 Hertfordshire -7 4 -25 37 -18 -19 8 17 Humberside 8 5 21 -3 -21 -23 4 5 Kent 9 -6 -4 26 37 -4 8 -7 Lancashire 13 -26 32 4 0 -3 -12 3 Leicestershire -5 1 21 -1 12 -4 5 -7
Police area 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Lincolnshire 8 9 15 23 -8 1 -20 19 City of London 13 -12 4 3 -12 -9 15 -6 Merseyside -9 -7 0 11 -5 -11 -16 -10 Metropolitan police 3 6 7 9 -4 3 20 7 Norfolk 11 8 14 16 -3 -22 7 -17 Northamptonshire 6 -3 3 6 0 -8 8 -9 Northumbria -6 0 13 -4 -53 10 6 -3 North Yorkshire 3 -5 47 2 -4 -2 -14 -5 Nottinghamshire 9 4 26 -13 7 8 -9 -17 South Yorkshire 1 -1 16 -6 -18 -14 21 -3 Staffordshire 7 1 12 13 -7 -3 0 2 Suffolk -8 3 12 -1 17 -9 -13 -6 Surrey -1 3 1 2 3 -9 33 -3 Sussex -6 14 8 2 7 -6 -2 17 Thames Valley 4 7 -2 6 -5 7 1 0 Warwickshire 6 -2 9 1 8 -8 6 -5 West Mercia 2 -7 41 -7 4 -13 4 -8 West Midlands 4 -11 6 -3 -6 2 -11 -3 West Yorkshire 4 -4 12 3 -6 -28 8 1 Wiltshire 0 31 17 9 -1 -5 -7 -15 England 2 0 11 8 -7 -4 1 -4 Dyfed-Powys 10 -10 14 25 14 -18 -9 -3 Gwent -7 1 21 13 1 -2 2 -9 North Wales -7 2 0 6 3 6 -3 -19 South Wales -1 5 9 -6 8 -7 -18 17 Wales -2 2 10 3 7 -5 -10 1 Total 2 0 11 7 -6 -5 0 -4 210W211W
Clear up rates by police force area Police area 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Avon and Somerset 43 42 39 40 39 38 36 29 30 Bedfordshire 48 44 41 39 39 38 37 29 29 Cambridgeshire 47 55 56 40 40 39 40 37 35 Cheshire 58 59 53 52 51 49 46 43 40 Cleveland 51 45 48 46 45 37 37 34 34 Cumbria 56 47 44 43 44 49 49 42 46 Derbyshire 50 45 49 46 49 54 55 48 45 Devon and Cornwall 46 45 42 45 45 44 46 40 39 Dorset 46 46 40 41 38 40 40 34 36 Durham 52 49 49 45 42 39 45 39 42 Essex 42 43 43 40 41 40 43 37 35 Gloucestershire 51 44 46 42 41 37 35 30 38 Greater Manchester 45 43 41 40 36 27 32 27 27 Hampshire 46 42 38 34 33 35 37 33 34 Hertfordshire 54 46 45 47 49 51 52 46 44 Humberside 45 40 40 41 41 39 40 30 32 Kent 50 47 45 41 42 40 39 34 33 Lancashire 56 55 50 45 47 47 47 45 46 Leicestershire 54 54 50 46 47 44 45 44 45 Lincolnshire 60 59 57 52 49 35 42 36 37 City of London 21 20 20 20 18 18 17 13 19 Merseyside 42 42 34 40 42 41 35 37 43 Metropolitan police 21 20 17 16 17 17 18 16 16 Norfolk 47 46 42 37 41 41 41 36 36 Northamptonshire 48 45 45 41 45 41 39 31 41 Northumbria 53 52 50 49 48 45 46 40 44 North Yorkshire 51 47 44 43 41 38 31 32 34 Nottinghamshire 51 49 55 43 38 30 35 33 34 South Yorkshire 51 47 50 49 49 41 48 43 43 Staffordshire 51 47 49 49 47 48 52 44 42 Suffolk 57 52 51 45 44 47 45 41 45 Surrey 47 39 33 31 34 33 34 34 34 Sussex 53 50 47 45 40 38 36 30 32 Thames Valley 45 39 41 39 41 41 40 35 31 Warwickshire 46 43 40 39 38 36 38 36 34 West Mercia 49 45 44 43 48 45 45 41 42
Clear up rates by police force area Police area 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 West Midlands 37 33 32 33 36 30 30 29 36 West Yorkshire 37 43 41 42 47 42 42 38 39 Wiltshire 42 43 41 40 43 42 39 36 36 England 41 39 37 36 37 34 35 31 32 Dyfed-Powys 62 58 57 57 57 58 55 51 51 Gwent 60 57 54 57 55 53 55 50 53 North Wales 59 54 51 50 51 46 45 32 43 South Wales 46 45 46 47 47 43 44 39 39 Wales 52 50 49 50 50 47 47 40 43 Total 41 40 38 37 37 35 35 32 33 212W
Clear up rates by police force area Police area 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Avon and Somerset 36 33 29 24 17 17 21 23 Bedfordshire 39 34 22 19 20 21 22 22 Cambridgeshire 34 38 38 36 27 25 25 19 Cheshire 50 52 50 41 29 26 30 31 Cleveland 37 36 25 33 32 27 19 25 Cumbria 51 49 43 40 37 38 37 40 Derbyshire 38 37 32 28 22 21 21 20 Devon and Cornwall 38 36 32 29 18 25 27 27 Dorset 39 42 35 41 32 33 30 28 Durham 44 42 34 30 30 30 32 30 Essex 32 32 29 32 29 32 36 33 Gloucestershire 39 36 33 35 24 20 24 27 Greater Manchester 29 30 32 36 35 34 34 24 Hampshire 34 32 32 28 26 26 27 28 Hertfordshire 43 44 30 33 26 21 24 28 Humberside 36 35 37 32 23 16 17 19 Kent 36 32 25 23 27 25 29 26 Lancashire 50 40 44 40 37 35 33 34 Leicestershire 43 40 36 29 30 28 30 29 Lincolnshire 42 42 43 46 39 37 32 39 City of London 25 20 21 20 20 22 27 23 Merseyside 45 45 44 45 42 39 33 27 Metropolitan police 17 17 17 17 16 17 22 25 Norfolk 40 40 37 37 34 28 34 31 Northamptonshire 46 43 35 31 30 27 31 28 Northumbria 44 40 40 35 17 20 22 23 North Yorkshire 39 35 40 36 33 30 25 23 Nottinghamshire 38 35 35 27 26 29 28 23 South Yorkshire 47 43 44 36 26 20 24 24 Staffordshire 45 43 39 37 30 29 31 32 Suffolk 44 43 41 37 39 37 35 34 Surrey 34 33 27 23 22 20 30 31 Sussex 30 31 26 23 23 24 24 28 Thames Valley 34 33 26 22 19 21 22 23 Warwickshire 39 35 29 24 23 21 24 25 West Mercia 45 39 46 35 34 29 29 28 West Midlands 42 39 36 31 27 27 25 24 West Yorkshire 43 38 34 28 25 18 20 21 Wiltshire 37 46 44 40 37 35 36 32 England 35 33 31 29 25 25 26 26 Dyfed-Powys 53 52 50 50 53 50 53 57 Gwent 54 54 51 47 44 45 47 50 North Wales 42 44 40 36 33 36 39 32 South Wales 37 39 36 29 30 28 24 29 Wales 42 43 40 35 35 34 32 34 Total 35 34 32 29 26 25 26 26