HC Deb 15 March 2004 vol 419 cc125-6W
Mr. Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how man)(a)successful and(b)unsuccessful criminal prosecutions were brought for crimes perpetrated in the Romford area of the London borough of Havering during(a)1995,(b)1997,(c)1999,(d)2001 and(e)2003; [157010]

(2) how many criminal charges were pressed for crimes perpetrated in the Romford area of the London borough of Havering during(a)1995,(b)1997,(c)1999,(d)2001 and(e)2003. [157011]

Paul Goggins

The available information is contained in the table and relates to(a)defendants convicted and(b)defendants not convicted in the Havering Petty Sessional Area, the magistrates court within which sits at Romford, in 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001 and 2002.

Statistics of defendants charged with offences are not collected centrally.

Defendants convicted and those not convicted of offences of all types in the Havering Petty Sessional Area
Defendants convicted Defendants not convicted1
1995 4,101 1,243
1997 3,711 965
1999 3,695 933
2001 3,112 970
2002 4,973 1,239
1Includes defendants whose proceedings were discontinued, those discharged under Sec 6 MCA 1980, and those whose charges were withdrawn or dismissed.

Statistics for 2003 will available in the autumn.