§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will estimate from the latest 483W British crime survey the percentage of each tenure group classified as (a) owner occupiers, (b) social renters and (c) private renters who are victims of crime in each region and nation of the United Kingdom. [150994]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe available information is given in the table.
The 2000 British Crime Survey (BCS) is a representative survey of adults living in private households in England and Wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own separate crime surveys.
The BCS estimates that 30.5 per cent. of adults in England and Wales were victims of crime in 1999. It is possible to provide a breakdown of victimisation figures for each type of tenure on a regional basis. However, some caution should be exercised when interpreting the results for the private rented sector category, as the regional sample sizes for this group are comparatively small.
Percentage victims1 of any BCS crime in 1999 by tenure type within Government Office Region and in England and Wales Percentage victims once or more Government Office Region Owner occupiers Social renters Private renters2 All tenures North East 27.3 23.4 35.0 27.7 North West 33.6 30.4 41.6 34.5 York and Humberside 31.2 40.4 49.7 34.9 East Midlands 27.2 32.8 33.2 29.0 West Midlands 27.4 28.1 34.8 28.3 South West 27.1 29.9 41.9 29.3 Eastern 25.5 29.3 39.3 27.7 London 29.9 28.6 42.5 32.1 South East 28.0 31.1 38.5 30.0 Wales 26.0 31.3 32.1 27.7 England 28.7 30.8 40.0 30.7 England and Wales 28.6 30.8 39.6 30.5 1 Victim of a personal crime or lived in a victimised household. 2 Private rented sector (includes tied to job, rent free and squatting). Source:
2000 BCS