§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many burglaries were committed in the last 12 months for which figures are available, broken down by police force area; and in how many of those cases convictions were obtained for(a) custodial and (b) non-custodial sentence, broken down by police force area. [150723]
§ Ms BlearsInformation on recorded burglaries in 2002–03, and sentencing statistics for 2002, are given in the tables.
Total recorded burglary comprises the offences of burglary in a dwelling, and burglary in a building other than a dwelling.
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§ Fiona MactaggartThe figures so far as information is. available in the form requested are as follows.
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Number of persons sentenced for burglary1 at all courts and those sentenced to a custodial and non-custodial sentence, by police force area—England and Wales 2002 Sentence breakdown Police force area Total sentenced Sentenced to a custodial sentence2 Sentenced to a non custodial sentence Cleveland 677 377 300 Durham 432 217 215 Northumbria 927 389 538 North East Region 2.036 983 1,053 Cheshire 500 288 212 Cumbria 253 120 133 Greater Manchester 1,614 816 798 Lancashire 1,223 610 613 Merseyside 650 358 292 North West Region 4,240 2,192 2,048 Humberside 579 318 261 North Yorkshire 300 162 138 South Yorkshire 937 523 414 West Yorkshire 1,598 873 725 Yorkshire and the Humber Region 3,414 1,876 1,538 Derbyshire 533 290 243 Leicestershire 458 212 246 Lincolnshire 323 137 186 Northamptonshire 237 122 115 Nottinghamshire 747 356 391 East Midlands Region 2,298 1,117 1,181 Staffordshire 534 301 233 Warwickshire 187 95 92 West Mercia 494 246 248 West Midlands 1,862 1,039 823 West Midlands Region 3,077 1,681 1,396 Bedfordshire 224 131 93 Cambridgeshire 335 174 161 Essex 434 230 204 Hertfordshire 314 145 169 Norfolk 261 109 152 Suffolk 235 89 146 East of England Region 1,803 878 925 London. City of 27 14 13 Metropolitan police 3,234 1,776 1,458 London Region 3,261 1,790 1,471
Number of persons sentenced for burglar at all courts and those sentenced to a custodial and non-custodial sentence, by police force area—England and Wales 2002 Sentence breakdown Police force area Total sentenced Sentenced to a custodial sentence2 Sentenced to a non custodial sentence Hampshire 776 310 466 Kent 489 220 269 Surrey 191 88 103 Sussex 402 214 188 Thames Valley 744 360 384 South-East Region 2,602 1,192 1,410 Avon and Somerset 695 379 316 Devon and Cornwall 526 188 338 Dorset 244 131 113 Gloucestershire 247 93 154 Wiltshire 233 92 141 South-West Region 1,945 883 1,062 Dyfed Powys 214 77 137 Gwent 384 146 238 North Wales 317 147 170 South Wales 785 388 397 Wales 1,700 758 942 England and Wales 26,376 13,350 13,026 1These data are on the principal offence basis. 2Detention and training order, detention in a young offender institution, detention under secs 91/92 of the Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 and unsuspended imprisonment. Source:
Offending and Criminal Justice Group.
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Recorded offences of burglary by police force area and region 2002 Police force area All burglary offences recorded Cleveland 14,856 Durham 7,656 Northumbria 22,704 North East Region 45,216 Cheshire 14,194 Cumbria 4,898 Greater Manchester 75,367 Lancashire 20,487 Merseyside 25,956 North West Region 140,902 Humberside 27,127 North Yorkshire 11,595 South Yorkshire 34,468 West Yorkshire 69,807 Yorkshire and the Humber Region 142,997 Derbyshire 18,465 Leicestershire 12,832 Lincolnshire 10,831 Northamptonshire 11,381 Nottinghamshire 33,190 East Midlands Region 86,699 Staffordshire 15,172 Warwickshire 7,437 West Mercia 16,375 West Midlands 56,531 West Midlands Region 95,515 Bedfordshire 8,336 Cambridgeshire 12,775 Essex 16,909 Hertfordshire 11,713
Recorded offences of burglary by police force area and region 2002—03 Police force area All burglary offences recorded Norfolk 9,681 Suffolk 6,248 East of England Region 65,662 London, City of 444 Metropolitan police 113,427 London Region 113,871 Hampshire 18,217 Kent 18,371 Surrey 9,727 Sussex 17,321 Thames Valley 29,432 South East Region 93,068 Avon and Somerset 30,182 Devon and Cornwall 15,700 Dorset 7,355 Gloucestershire 8,694 Wiltshire 6,242 South West Region 68,173 Dyfed Powys 2,104 Gwent 7,586 North Wales 8,543 South Wales 18,615 Wales 36,848 England and Wales 888,951 Notes:
1. All burglary comprises burglary in a dwelling, and burglary in a building other than a dwelling.
2. Total numbers of recorded crimes will be affected by changes in recording as a result of the implementation of the National Crime Recording Standard (NCRS) across England and Wales on 1 April 2002. This impact will vary for different types of offences, with the impact for domestic burglary being an increase of 3 per cent. in the number of crimes recorded due to the NCRS.