Crime Statistics (Hansard, 22 May 2000)

§ 20. Mr. Randall
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department by how much crime increased in the Metropolitan police area during the year to 31 March; and if he will make a statement. [121551]

§ Mr. Charles Clarke
The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis informs me that the total number of notifiable offences in the Metropolitan Police District for the year ending 31 March 2000 was some 12.6 per cent. higher than that in the previous financial year.

§ Mr. Simon Hughes
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the proportion of crime, based on(a) recorded crime statistics and (b) the British Crime Survey, which (i) does not result in a caution or conviction and (ii) is not cleared up; and if he will make a statement. [123227]

§ Mr. Charles Clarke
The latest assessment of the proportion of crimes not cleared up and those not resulting in a caution or a conviction is detailed on page 29 of "Digest 4—Information on the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales", published by the Home Office in October 1999. A copy of this publication is available in the Library.

§ Mr. Simon Hughes
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what the recorded crime clear-up rate in each Metropolitan Police division was in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement; [123150]
(2) how many recorded crimes there were in each Metropolitan Police division in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement; [123149]
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§ Mr. Charles Clarke
The requested details are included in the table.

Recorded crimes and clear-up rates in Metropolitan Police Divisions

Offences 1995–96 Percentage clear-ups Offences 1996–97 Percentage clear-ups Offences 1997–98 Percentage clear-ups Offences 1998–99 Percentage clear-ups Offences 1999–2000 Percentage clear-ups

Barking and Dagenham 14,156 23 14,436 21 13,733 26 17,470 19 19,567 14

Barnet — — — — — — 26,153 23 30,708 16

Barnet and Hertsmere 11,735 27 11,049 29 10,214 22 — — — —

Belgravia 7,428 18 6,588 17 7,584 22 9,685 27 8,991 20

Bexley 16,685 17 16,120 25 14,561 22 16,788 17 20,680 14

Brent 24,633 19 24,186 24 22,621 23 28,479 21 33,253 13

Bromley 24,445 23 22,176 23 20,356 24 24,172 20 26,474 14

Brompton 15,300 21 15,332 23 14,816 25 15,630 21 17,410 13

Camden 36,379 19 36,281 27 35,066 28 41,754 25 45,800 16

Charing Cross 10,400 19 10,282 15 11,633 16 15,541 22 19,185 16

Colindale 16,960 23 17,504 27 15,747 29 — — — —

Croydon 32,360 24 29,222 29 27,539 27 33,888 22 37,743 16

Ealing 15,822 22 15,354 23 15,572 26 18,267 26 20,765 20

Enfield 25,572 21 26,755 23 24,914 20 28,847 21 33,529 13

Fulham 12,590 24 11,489 25 12,508 27 14,958 24 16,672 17

Greenwich 30,141 25 26,799 30 23,320 25 28,404 23 29,991 20

Hammersmith 9,620 20 9,522 21 8,862 25 10,383 18 11,928 13

Haringey 25,251 20 26,390 22 25,002 24 30,862 22 34,075 22

Harrow 13,659 18 14,737 22 14,138 25 14,984 27 16,777 18

Havering 14,761 24 15,811 19 14,950 27 17,162 24 18,787 18

Heathrow 5,057 29 5,701 35 5,404 42 5,291 40 6,717 28

Hertsmere — — — — — — 5,807 22 7,333 14

Hillingdon 22,590 23 22,463 24 20,798 21 23,427 17 26,281 12

Hounslow 23,280 25 21,805 28 21,209 28 25,290 19 31,032 13

Islington 27,134 25 27,615 24 24,994 23 32,251 21 38,427 15

Kingston Upon Thames 16,376 23 15,812 26 14,176 32 16,566 28 18,401 19

Lambeth 36,259 23 38,057 25 36,348 23 43,898 19 52,212 13

Lewisham 28,008 25 26,408 30 23,524 27 28,088 21 29,628 19

Marylebone 17,730 28 17,881 29 16,876 27 18,238 25 19,764 18

Merton 15,919 21 14,691 27 13,883 25 16,587 19 16,812 16

Newham 26,104 22 26,607 22 27,298 23 31,899 19 38,335 14

Notting Hill 9,876 20 10,634 19 9,845 23 11,400 23 13,369 13

Paddington 12,300 18 12,652 20 12,940 24 15,278 20 16,849 15

Redbridge 20,062 30 21,357 23 21,767 23 28,273 20 30,106 12

Richmond upon Thames 13,728 23 13,360 22 12,355 24 13,727 18 15,504 14

Shoreditch and Hackney 14,110 23 14,136 22 13,795 27 17,394 25 19,897 15

Southall 11,765 22 13,252 26 12,579 26 16,119 21 17,972 15

Southwark 36,204 26 38,946 32 33,806 28 40,116 26 43,734 19

Spelthorne 6,766 32 6,306 27 5,562 24 6,844 25 6,925 19

Stoke Newington 14,409 20 14,671 19 14,093 24 17,394 20 19,110 15

Sutton 19,246 21 18,262 25 17,163 24 19,181 24 21,319 18

Tower Hamlets 23,375 21 23,002 21 23,569 24 29,789 23 34,071 17

Waltham Forest 19,681 24 20,833 24 20,534 27 24,278 24 27,035 19

Wandsworth 30,232 23 28,323 24 26,491 23 32,636 16 35,527 13

West End Central 12,423 29 13,242 23 15,896 20 20,286 23 22,826 16

Other Units ('Squads') 285 30 144 28 238 11 770 41 526 37

Total 820,816 23 816,193 25 778,279 25 934,254 22 1,052,047 16

Notes:
There was a change in counting rules for recorded crime on 1 April 1998, with the aim of wherever possible measuring one crime per victim. The coverage of offences was also expanded. It was estimated that these changes in themselves increased the overall number of crimes recorded by the Metropolitan Police by 21.7 per cent. Numbers of offences and clear-up rates before and after this date are not directly comparable.
The basis for the collection of clear-ups changed on 1 April 1999. The major changes were a reduction in the number of offences taken into consideration being counted (only those that were previously recorded will now be counted), and with more stringent rules applying to `prison visit' clear-ups. Clear-up rates subsequent to this date are not directly comparable with previous years.

§ Mr. Simon Hughes
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many recorded crimes there were in the Metropolitan police area, in each category of crime and in total, in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement; [123152]
(2) what the recorded crime clear-up rate for the Metropolitan police was, for each category of crime and in total, in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [123151]

§ Mr. Charles Clarke
The requested details are included in the table.
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Metropolitan Police District—Category totals and clear-up rates

Offences Percentage cleared up

1995–96

Violence against the person 39,093 64

Sexual offences 5,845 54

Robbery 28,682 22

Burglary 169,537 23

Theft and handling stolen goods 386,425 18

Fraud and forgery 33,679 45

Criminal damage¹ 149,507 15

Drug offences² — —

Other offences 8,048 83

Total 820,816 23

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Metropolitan Police District—Category totals and clear-up rates

Offences Percentage cleared up

1996–97

Violence against the person 46,951 68

Sexual offences 6,993 59

Robbery 28,690 22

Burglary 158,423 22

Theft and handling stolen goods 375,916 19

Fraud and forgery 39,442 46

Criminal damage¹ 149,608 17

Drug offences² — —

Other offences 10,170 88

Total 816,193 25

1997–98

Violence against the person 49,959 67

Sexual offences 7,654 59

Robbery 26,731 23

Burglary 136,365 22

Theft and handling stolen goods 365,202 18

Fraud and forgery 43,437 38

Criminal damage¹ 137,387 19

Drug offences² — —

Other offences 11,544 85

Total 778,279 25

1998–99

Violence against the person 131,549 44

Sexual offences 8,102 42

Robbery 26,330 16

Burglary 123,861 13

Theft and handling stolen goods 383,665 14

Fraud and forgery 80,541 15

Criminal damage¹ 136,870 13

Drug offences² 32,152 97

Other offences 11,184 58

Total 934,254 22

1999–2000

Violence against the person 156,880 31

Sexual offences 9,189 32

number of offenders convicted at all courts within the Metropolitan police area for indictable offences by type of offence, 1994–98, 1999 (January to September)¹

Type of offence 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 (January to September)¹

Violence against the person 4,650 3,744 4,412 5,209 5,444 3,629

Sexual offences 634 596 564 595 576 400

Burglary 4,482 4,176 3,707 3,525 3,386 2,389

Robbery 1,249 1,407 1,551 1,406 1,358 997

Theft and handling stolen goods 19,805 16,249 16,790 17,485 18,788 13,917

Fraud and forgery 3,107 3,020 2,987 3,055 3,434 2,472

Criminal damage 1,727 1,470 1,359 1,612 1,626 1,440

Drug offences 7,205 6,662 6,672 7,716 9,765 7,387

Other (excluding motoring) 8,094 7,796 7,562 7,988 7,695 5,303

Motoring offences 2,006 1,365 1,096 1,036 1,002 600

Total 52,959 46,485 46,700 49,627 53,074 38,534

¹Provisional

Recorded crimes and clear-up rates in Metropolitan Police Divisions
	Offences	1995–96 Percentage clear-ups	Offences	1996–97 Percentage clear-ups	Offences	1997–98 Percentage clear-ups	Offences	1998–99 Percentage clear-ups	Offences	1999–2000 Percentage clear-ups
Barking and Dagenham	14,156	23	14,436	21	13,733	26	17,470	19	19,567	14
Barnet	—	—	—	—	—	—	26,153	23	30,708	16
Barnet and Hertsmere	11,735	27	11,049	29	10,214	22	—	—	—	—
Belgravia	7,428	18	6,588	17	7,584	22	9,685	27	8,991	20
Bexley	16,685	17	16,120	25	14,561	22	16,788	17	20,680	14
Brent	24,633	19	24,186	24	22,621	23	28,479	21	33,253	13
Bromley	24,445	23	22,176	23	20,356	24	24,172	20	26,474	14
Brompton	15,300	21	15,332	23	14,816	25	15,630	21	17,410	13
Camden	36,379	19	36,281	27	35,066	28	41,754	25	45,800	16
Charing Cross	10,400	19	10,282	15	11,633	16	15,541	22	19,185	16
Colindale	16,960	23	17,504	27	15,747	29	—	—	—	—
Croydon	32,360	24	29,222	29	27,539	27	33,888	22	37,743	16
Ealing	15,822	22	15,354	23	15,572	26	18,267	26	20,765	20
Enfield	25,572	21	26,755	23	24,914	20	28,847	21	33,529	13
Fulham	12,590	24	11,489	25	12,508	27	14,958	24	16,672	17
Greenwich	30,141	25	26,799	30	23,320	25	28,404	23	29,991	20
Hammersmith	9,620	20	9,522	21	8,862	25	10,383	18	11,928	13
Haringey	25,251	20	26,390	22	25,002	24	30,862	22	34,075	22
Harrow	13,659	18	14,737	22	14,138	25	14,984	27	16,777	18
Havering	14,761	24	15,811	19	14,950	27	17,162	24	18,787	18
Heathrow	5,057	29	5,701	35	5,404	42	5,291	40	6,717	28
Hertsmere	—	—	—	—	—	—	5,807	22	7,333	14
Hillingdon	22,590	23	22,463	24	20,798	21	23,427	17	26,281	12
Hounslow	23,280	25	21,805	28	21,209	28	25,290	19	31,032	13
Islington	27,134	25	27,615	24	24,994	23	32,251	21	38,427	15
Kingston Upon Thames	16,376	23	15,812	26	14,176	32	16,566	28	18,401	19
Lambeth	36,259	23	38,057	25	36,348	23	43,898	19	52,212	13
Lewisham	28,008	25	26,408	30	23,524	27	28,088	21	29,628	19
Marylebone	17,730	28	17,881	29	16,876	27	18,238	25	19,764	18
Merton	15,919	21	14,691	27	13,883	25	16,587	19	16,812	16
Newham	26,104	22	26,607	22	27,298	23	31,899	19	38,335	14
Notting Hill	9,876	20	10,634	19	9,845	23	11,400	23	13,369	13
Paddington	12,300	18	12,652	20	12,940	24	15,278	20	16,849	15
Redbridge	20,062	30	21,357	23	21,767	23	28,273	20	30,106	12
Richmond upon Thames	13,728	23	13,360	22	12,355	24	13,727	18	15,504	14
Shoreditch and Hackney	14,110	23	14,136	22	13,795	27	17,394	25	19,897	15
Southall	11,765	22	13,252	26	12,579	26	16,119	21	17,972	15
Southwark	36,204	26	38,946	32	33,806	28	40,116	26	43,734	19
Spelthorne	6,766	32	6,306	27	5,562	24	6,844	25	6,925	19
Stoke Newington	14,409	20	14,671	19	14,093	24	17,394	20	19,110	15
Sutton	19,246	21	18,262	25	17,163	24	19,181	24	21,319	18
Tower Hamlets	23,375	21	23,002	21	23,569	24	29,789	23	34,071	17
Waltham Forest	19,681	24	20,833	24	20,534	27	24,278	24	27,035	19
Wandsworth	30,232	23	28,323	24	26,491	23	32,636	16	35,527	13
West End Central	12,423	29	13,242	23	15,896	20	20,286	23	22,826	16
Other Units ('Squads')	285	30	144	28	238	11	770	41	526	37
Total	820,816	23	816,193	25	778,279	25	934,254	22	1,052,047	16

Metropolitan Police District—Category totals and clear-up rates
	Offences	Percentage cleared up
1995–96
Violence against the person	39,093	64
Sexual offences	5,845	54
Robbery	28,682	22
Burglary	169,537	23
Theft and handling stolen goods	386,425	18
Fraud and forgery	33,679	45
Criminal damage¹	149,507	15
Drug offences²	—	—
Other offences	8,048	83
Total	820,816	23

number of offenders convicted at all courts within the Metropolitan police area for indictable offences by type of offence, 1994–98, 1999 (January to September)¹
Type of offence	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999 (January to September)¹
Violence against the person	4,650	3,744	4,412	5,209	5,444	3,629
Sexual offences	634	596	564	595	576	400
Burglary	4,482	4,176	3,707	3,525	3,386	2,389
Robbery	1,249	1,407	1,551	1,406	1,358	997
Theft and handling stolen goods	19,805	16,249	16,790	17,485	18,788	13,917
Fraud and forgery	3,107	3,020	2,987	3,055	3,434	2,472
Criminal damage	1,727	1,470	1,359	1,612	1,626	1,440
Drug offences	7,205	6,662	6,672	7,716	9,765	7,387
Other (excluding motoring)	8,094	7,796	7,562	7,988	7,695	5,303
Motoring offences	2,006	1,365	1,096	1,036	1,002	600
Total	52,959	46,485	46,700	49,627	53,074	38,534
¹Provisional