§ Ann ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many recorded crimes for(a) violence against the person, (b) sexual offences, (c) robbery, (d) burglary in a dwelling, (e) theft of a motor vehicle and (f) theft from a vehicle per 1,000 population there were in (i) Wales and (ii) the Cynon Valley in the last 12 months. [26870]
§ Mr. DenhamThe latest available information covers the 12 months to March 2001 and is given in the table. Separate figures are not available centrally for the Cynon Valley area, which comes within the Rhonnda Cynon Taff602W police Basic Command Unit (BCU). The BCU figures are taken from the Home Office Statistical Bulletin no. 12/01 "Recorded Crime England and Wales, 12 Months to March 2001", which gives details of all BCU and Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership areas in England and Wales.
Recorded crimes per 1,000 population for Wales and the Rhonnda Cynon Taff basic command unit, April 2000 to March 2001: Wales Rhonnda Cynon Taff BCU Violence against the person 13.0 8.3 Sexual offences 0.6 0.3 Robbery 0.3 0.2 Burglary in a dwelling 4.1 5.2 Theft of a motor vehicle 6.1 7.4 Theft from a vehicle 8.8 6.5