Crime (Hansard, 4 March 2004)

§ Mr. Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crimes have been(a) reported and (b) recorded as being solved in the Romford area of the London borough of Havering during (i) 1995, (ii) 1997, (iii) 1999, (iv) 2001 and (v) 2003; [157012]
(2) how many (a) burglaries, (b) car thefts, (c) acts of vandalism, (d) muggings, (e) rapes, (f) sexual assaults, (g) indecent assaults and (h) violent attacks were reported in the Romford area of the London borough of Havering during (i) 1995, (ii) 1997, (iii) 1999, (iv) 2001 and (v) 2003. [157013]

§ Ms Blears
For details of recorded crime figures for Havering, I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on 14 October 2003,Official Report, column 18W. Details for detections in Havering are given in the table.

Havering: Recorded crime for six key offences

Offences
recorded
Detections

Violence against the Person

1999–2000 2,661 975

2000–01 2,787 945

2001–02 3,225 1,144

2002–03 3,901 1,268

Sexual Offences

1999–2000 145 64

2000–01 158 55

2001–02 173 —

2002–03 178 —

Robbery

1999–2000 240 60

2000–01 392 59

2001–02 549 63

2002–03 479 57

Burglary Dwelling

1999–2000 837 119

2000–01 897 40

2001–02 1,109 63

2002–03 1,058 140

Theft of a motor Vehicle

1999–2000 1,749 154

2000–01 1,842 107

2001–02 1,883 134

2002–03 1,654 111

1140W

Havering: Recorded crime for six key offences

Offences recorded Detections

Theft from a Vehicle

1999–2000 2,120 49

2000–01 2,143 26

2001–02 2,374 42

2002–03 2,230 37

§ Mr. Brady
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer to question reference 154635 on 24 February, what guidance on crime pattern analysis his Department issued to police forces prior to 2003. [157696]

§ Ms Blears
No formal guidance has been issued although research studies have been published relevant to this area. Those studies published prior to 2003 areRead, T. and Oldfield, D. (1995) Local Crime Analysis. Crime Detection and Prevention Series Paper 65, London: Home Office. Clarke. R.V. and Eck, J. (2003) Become a Problem-Solving Crime Analyst. Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science.

Havering: Recorded crime for six key offences
	Offences recorded	Detections
Violence against the Person
1999–2000	2,661	975
2000–01	2,787	945
2001–02	3,225	1,144
2002–03	3,901	1,268
Sexual Offences
1999–2000	145	64
2000–01	158	55
2001–02	173	—
2002–03	178	—
Robbery
1999–2000	240	60
2000–01	392	59
2001–02	549	63
2002–03	479	57
Burglary Dwelling
1999–2000	837	119
2000–01	897	40
2001–02	1,109	63
2002–03	1,058	140
Theft of a motor Vehicle
1999–2000	1,749	154
2000–01	1,842	107
2001–02	1,883	134
2002–03	1,654	111

Havering: Recorded crime for six key offences
	Offences recorded	Detections
Theft from a Vehicle
1999–2000	2,120	49
2000–01	2,143	26
2001–02	2,374	42
2002–03	2,230	37