§ Chris RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many household burglaries there were by region, expressed as(a) a percentage and (b) the total number, ranked in descending order according to percentage figures for the latest year for which figures are available. [30586]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 30 January 2002]: The requested information is given in the table.
Burglary in a dwelling: offences by region1, England and Wales Region Percentage of England and Wales total Offences recorded Offences per 100.000 population London 17.4 70,217 964 North-west 17.3 69,826 1,015 Yorkshire and the Humber 14.5 58,561 1,160 West midlands 11.5 46,362 869 South-east 10.1 40,662 503 East midlands 8.1 32,711 780 South-west 6.9 27,792 563 East of England 5.7 22,983 424 North-east 5.4 21,720 841 Wales 3.0 12,150 414 England and Wales 402,984 765 1 12 months ending March 2001