HC Deb 07 July 2000 vol 353 cc324-5W
Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list for each week in each RUC sub division in Northern Ireland since 1 January the number of armed robberies which have taken place and his estimate of the total sums of money and the value of goods stolen. [128615]

Mr. Ingram

The table shows the number of armed robberies recorded in Northern Ireland each month during the period 1 January to 28 June 2000 together with the estimated value of goods or money stolen. This information could be further broken down into weekly statistics only at a disproportionate cost.

April May June (to 28)
Sub-division Number Amount stolen Number Amount stolen Number Amount stolen
North Queen Street 1 1
Antrim Road 1 50
Antrim 1 23,024
Newtownabbey 2 90,919 1 260 3 17,123
Carrickfergus
Tennent Street 1 751 3 269
Bangor 2 3,402 1 2,900 1 12,000
Strandtown
Castlereagh 1 5,177
Newtownards
Downpatrick 1 2,100
Newcastle 1 10,000
Armagh 2 940 1
Newry
Portadown 1 3,500
Lurgan
Banbridge 1 3,000
Cookstown 1
Dungannon 1 10,000
Enniskillen
Lisnaskea 1 5,420 1 180
Omagh
Strand Road 1 3,500 1 3,000
Strabane 1 170 1 6,500
Waterside 1 33,979
Coleraine 1 2,061 1 6,500
Limavady 2 16,700 1 14,300
Magherafelt
Ballymena 2 1,500
Ballymoney 1 400
Larne 1 150
Total 27 163,146 25 198,069 19 123,951