§ Mr. BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the clear-up rate for recorded offences in each police district in England and Wales in the last five years for which figures are available. [50199]
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§ Mr. MichaelThe available information relates to police force areas and is given in the table.
Notifiable offences recorded by the police: clear-up rate1 by police force area England and Wales 1993–97 Percentage Police force area 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Avon and Somerset 17 21 23 24 26 Bedfordshire 21 22 22 33 35 Cambridgeshire 25 25 19 24 27 Cheshire 26 30 31 34 36 Cleveland 27 19 25 24 25 Cumbria 38 37 40 36 40 Derbyshire 21 21 20 21 25 Devon and Cornwall 25 27 27 30 32 Dorset 33 30 28 27 29 Durham 30 32 30 30 31 Essex 32 36 33 29 27 Gloucestershire 20 24 27 23 24 Greater Manchester 34 34 24 17 20 Hampshire 26 27 28 28 30 Hertfordshire 21 24 28 30 32 Humberside 16 17 19 20 20 Kent 25 29 26 32 31 Lancashire 35 33 34 33 30 Leicestershire 28 30 29 31 34 Lincolnshire 37 32 39 42 48 London, City of 22 27 23 27 24 Merseyside 39 33 27 29 31 Metropolitan Police 17 22 25 23 25 Norfolk 28 34 31 32 37 Northamptonshire 27 31 28 34 35 Northumbria 20 22 23 24 26 North Yorkshire 30 25 23 25 26 Nottinghamshire 29 28 23 28 28 South Yorkshire 20 24 24 23 29 Staffordshire 29 31 32 34 35
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Number of proceedings and findings of guilt for certain motoring offences in England and Wales and the Metropolitan Police district 1994–96 Metropolitan Police England and Wales Proceedings Findings of guilt Proceedings Findings of guilt 1994 Dangerous driving 1,310 529 11,097 6,194 Driving etc., after consuming alcohol or taking drugs 18,800 15,259 104,690 89,700 Speed limit offences 12,629 11,159 114,338 105,063 Failing to comply with traffic signals 6,770 5,080 29,152 24,266 Other offences of neglect of traffic directions1 2,214 1,455 12,306 8,770 Neglect of pedestrian rights2 3,593 2,770 9,209 7,439 1995 Dangerous driving 1,254 569 10,906 6,408 Driving etc., after consuming alcohol or taking drugs 18,699 15,445 105,407 92,505 Speed limit offences 12,998 11,519 128,409 118,974 Failing to comply with traffic signals 7,121 5,471 29,695 24,480 Other offences of neglect of traffic directions1 2,594 1,795 10,706 7,596 Neglect of pedestrian rights2 3,174 2,385 8,643 6,898 1996 Dangerous driving 987 457 10,017 5,750 Driving etc., after consuming alcohol or taking drugs 18,043 15,012 107,931 95,705 Speed limit offences 14,348 12,841 139,565 130,039 Failing to comply with traffic signals 6,874 5,446 30,220 25,307 Other offences of neglect of traffic directions1 2,553 1,823 9,320 6,672 Neglect of pedestrian rights2 2,714 2,008 8,132 6,487 1Includes failure to comply with the directions of a police constable as well as failure to comply with traffic signs 2Includes driving in a playstreet and other contraventions of street playground orders as well as offences connected with 'Zebra' crossings, 'Pelican' crossings and traffic lights at pedestrian crossings
Notifiable offences recorded by the police: clear-up rate1 by police force area England and Wales 1993–97 Percentage Police force area 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Suffolk 37 35 34 33 37 Surrey 20 30 31 29 33 Sussex 24 24 28 29 26 Thames Valley 21 22 23 25 25 Warwickshire 21 24 25 24 27 West Mercia 29 29 28 26 28 West Midlands 27 25 24 23 24 West Yorkshire 18 20 21 24 27 Wiltshire 35 36 32 29 32 England 25 26 26 26 27 Dyfed-Powys 50 53 57 58 61 Gwent 45 47 50 50 51 North Wales 36 39 32 33 34 South Wales 28 24 29 32 36 Wales 34 32 34 37 41 England and Wales 25 26 26 26 28 1Excluding offences of "other criminal damage" of value £20 and under