HC Deb 14 May 2003 vol 405 cc251-2W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offences involving(a) drugs, (b) alcohol abuse, (c) violence and (d) disorder were reported in each command or division of the Northumbria police area in each year from 1998 to 2002. [113073]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth

Information on the total number of recorded crimes in some main offence groups, including violent crimes, has been collected and published at the Basic Command Unit level since 1 April 1999. The number of violent crimes recorded in Basic Command Units in the Northumbria police area is given in the table. Details for 2002/03 are not yet available.

Number of violent offences recorded by the police in Northumbria police force area by police Basic Command Unit
Violence against the person
1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02
Gateshead East 1,156 989 1,787
Gateshead West 667 668 666
Newcastle Central 1,077 908 999
Newcastle East 778 639 709
Newcastle North 776 720 842
Newcastle West 948 1,052 1,224
North Northumberland 430 339 325
South Tyneside 1,282 1,483 1,687
South-East Northumberland 1,324 1,499 1,493
South-West Northumberland 398 313 429
Sunderland City 1,643 1,574 2,292
Sunderland West 642 646 827
Tynemouth 890 810 954
Wallsend 600 450 475
Washington 952 872 928
Number of violent offences recorded by the police in Northumbrian police force area by police Basic Command Unit
Sexual Offences
1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02
Gateshead East 97 79 123
Gateshead West 55 36 61
Newcastle Central 58 43 40
Newcastle East 52 52 58
Newcastle North 67 74 88
Newcastle West 89 60 90
North Northumberland 17 23 19
South Tyneside 83 98 103
South-East Northumberland 131 113 113
South-West Northumberland 20 13 7
Sunder City 78 68 76
Sunderland West 54 44 42
Tynemouth 59 53 96
Wallsend 68 79 60
Washington 55 56 54
Number of violent offences recorded by the police in Northumbrian police force area by police Basic Command Unit
Robbery
1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02
Gateshead East 153 152 177
Gateshead West 80 94 81
Newcastle Central 140 114 96
Newcastle East 85 87 74
Newcastle North 101 93 109
Newcastle West 152 138 146
North Northumberland 5 1 10
South Tyneside 154 168 129
South-East Northumberland 55 80 72
South-West Northumberland 4 4 11
Sunderland City 163 169 196
Sunderland West 43 48 53
Tynemouth 118 102 92
Wallsend 74 74 67
Washington 62 57 74

Recorded crime figures do not include details of whether drugs and alcohol are an aggravating factor in offences. The requested details of drug offences, alcohol abuse and disorder are not available.