House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 4 Feb 2004 (pt 29)

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Drugs

Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the number of people in England and Wales who take (a) heroin, (b) marijuana, (c) cocaine and (d) ecstasy. [150761]

Caroline Flint: The British Crime Survey (BCS) provides figures on use among adults aged 16 to 59 years of age in England and Wales. The 2002–03 BCS estimated that approximately 3.4 million adults had used marijuana, 640,000 had used cocaine and 610,000 had used ecstasy and 45,000 had used heroin in the previous 12 months.

Approximately one million people were estimated to have used class A drugs during the last year.

Estimated levels of drug use for those aged 16 to 59 years have remained the same since 2001–02.

Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to review the system of classifying illegal drugs. [152345]

Caroline Flint: The Government have no plans to review the system used to classify illegal drugs.

The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) is a statutory and non-executive non-departmental public body, established by the Misuse of Drugs Act (MDA) 1971. It has a statutory duty to keep under review the situation in the United Kingdom with respect to the misuse of drugs and to advise Ministers of the measures which they consider should to be taken to deal with social problems which arise from drug misuse. Ministers may also ask the ACMD to consider

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the appropriate classification and scheduling of any substance. In addition, the ACMD has a duty to consider any matter relating to drug dependence or misuse that may be referred to them by Ministers.

Fixed Penalty Notices

Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many fixed penalty notices were issued in the most recent period for which figures are available, broken down by police authority in England and Wales; what the total value of these penalty notices was; what proportion of these were paid in full and on time; and what proportion of those fined paid their penalty in full and on time. [152189]

Ms Blears [holding answer 30 January 2004]: Information on fixed penalty notices issued for road traffic offences by police force area can be found in the annual Home Office publication 'Offences relating to motor vehicles, England and Wales Supplementary tables'—Tables 20(a) to 20(c) refers. The latest issue covers 2001. Copies are available from the Library. The total value of fixed penalty notices issued is not collected centrally.

Data are also collected centrally on the disposal, (i.e. paid, fine registration certificate issued etc) of fixed penalty notices issued for road traffic offences. However because of the time taken for the procedures for payment to be enforced the data are collected approximately nine months later than the period of issue. Tables 21(a) and 21(b) of the above 2001 publication detail 2000 data by number and percentage of fixed penalty notices by result. Tables 20(a) to 20(c) of the 2000 publication cover that period. Information is not available on the number of fines paid in full and on time.

Over 6,000 penalty notices for disorder were issued in the year-long pilots in four police force areas which started in mid-2002. A Home Office Research Findings covering the evaluation of the pilots will be published shortly.

Motoring Offences

Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the effectiveness of totting procedures for motoring offences. [151940]

Caroline Flint: The penalty points system acts as a reminder to drivers that they risk losing their licences if they persist in offending and plays an important part in our overall enforcement strategy. For the majority of drivers, the threat of disqualification through accumulating the appropriate number of penalty points acts to encourage compliance with the law.

Operation Tarian

Mr. Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) raids, (b) arrests, (c) convictions and (d) drug seizures were carried out under Operation Tarian. [151731]

Caroline Flint: The Regional Task Force of Operation Tarian has executed 72 warrants, and made 82 arrests. At present no convictions have arisen as cases are

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awaiting trial. It has seized 1.3 kg of cocaine, 0.491 kg of heroin, 8 kg of amphetamines, 15,738 tablets of ecstasy and 301,600 kg of cannabis, with a total estimated value of £1.6 million.

In addition it has seized £123,500 cash, placed restraining orders on property to the value of £1 million, dismantled six organised crime groups and disrupted 14 others.

Murders (Southend)

Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many murders there were in Southend in each of the last 10 years; and how many resulted in convictions. [152000]

Ms Blears [holding answer 3 February 2004]: Published information on homicide relates to England and Wales only. The latest available is given in Home Office Statistical Bulletin number 01/04, 'Crime in England and Wales 2002/2003: Supplementary Volume 1: Homicide and Gun Crime', a copy of which should be available from the Library or internet site http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/hosbpubs1.html.

Police (Cumbria)

David Maclean: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what reasons he proposes to reduce the amount of police specific grant to be received in Cumbria in 2004–05 in respect of the Rural Policing Initiative. [151875]

Ms Blears: Force allocations for the 31 forces benefiting from the £30 million Rural Policing Fund are determined by sparsity and population factors alone. I have made no changes to the formulae underpinning the Fund for next year. Cumbria's share will reduce by £7,000 (0.5 per cent.) to take account of changes in data relative to other authorities. Cumbria's allocation for 2004–05 is £1,348,383.

Police Statistics (Wales)

Mr. Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many (a) recorded burglaries, (b) recorded thefts from or of a vehicle, (c) recorded violent crimes, (d) recorded crimes involving the use of firearms, (e) recorded drug offences and (f) crimes there were in Wales, broken down by (i) police force, (ii) constituency and (iii) local authority area for each year since 1997; [151734]

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(a)

(b)

(c)

Ms Blears: The available information is given in the tables.

Recorded crime statistics are not broken down by constituency areas. However, they are available at Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) level. CDRPs were set up under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, with data available from 1999–2000. CDRPs broadly equate to local authority areas and include representatives from police, health, probation and other local agencies and provide strategies for reducing crime in the area. Recorded crime figures are available at CDRP level for six key offences only: violence against the person, sexual offences, robbery, burglary in a dwelling, theft of a motor vehicle, and theft from a vehicle.

There was a change of counting rules for recorded crime on 1 April 1998, which had the effect of increasing the number of crimes counted. Numbers of offences for years before and after this date are therefore not directly comparable.

The National Crime Recording Standard (NCRS) was introduced across England and Wales in April 2002. Broadly, the NCRS had the effect of increasing the number of crimes recorded by the police. Therefore, following the introduction of the Standard, numbers of recorded crimes are not comparable with previous years. Total detection rates (percentages) in Wales, for 1997 to 2002–03, are given in the table.

Percentage

Force 1997 1998–99⁽³⁵⁾ 1999–2000⁽³⁶⁾ 2000–01 2001–02⁽³⁷⁾ 2002–03⁽³⁷⁾

Dyfed Powys 61 69 65 63 64 68

Gwent 51 55 53 57 55 48

North Wales 34 43 36 31 28 29

South Wales 36 39 31 32 33 29

Wales total 41 46 40 41 39 36

Force	1997	1998–99⁽³⁵⁾	1999–2000⁽³⁶⁾	2000–01	2001–02⁽³⁷⁾	2002–03⁽³⁷⁾
Dyfed Powys	61	69	65	63	64	68
Gwent	51	55	53	57	55	48
North Wales	34	43	36	31	28	29
South Wales	36	39	31	32	33	29
Wales total	41	46	40	41	39	36

⁽³⁵⁾ Percentage detected using the expanded coverage and revised counting rules which came into effect on 1 April 1998.

⁽³⁶⁾ Revised Home Office instructions, which clarified the recording of detections, were introduced on 1 April 1999. These instructions provided more precise and rigorous criteria for securing a detection, with the underlying emphasis on the successful result of a police investigation. As a result of the revised detections guidance (in which some previous methods of detection were no longer counted), the numbers of crimes detected, and figures derived from them, will have been affected.

⁽³⁷⁾ Detection figures may also have been affected by the principles of the National Crime Recording Standard (NCRS), with the exception of Gwent in 2001–02.

Overall detection rates are not available for CDRP areas.

Table 1

Offence 1997 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03

Crime recorded by the police in Wales⁽³⁸⁾ ^, ⁽³⁹⁾ ^, ⁽⁴²⁾

All burglary 46,445 41,941 36,764 32,883 32,248 36,848

Theft of and from vehicles 59,785 56,161 51,864 43,652 42,662 48,879

Violent crime⁽⁴⁰⁾ 20,071 34,770 40,580 40,822 39,274 56,561

Firearms offences 594 591 712 614 ⁽⁴³⁾106 ⁽⁴³⁾161

Drug offences⁽⁴¹⁾ 1,526 9,749 8,520 8,351 9,425 10,268

All crime 236,936 261,994 255,487 238,449 241,765 294,846

Crime recorded by the police in Dyfed Powys⁽³⁸⁾ ^, ⁽³⁹⁾ ^, ⁽⁴²⁾

All burglary 2,590 2,615 2,072 1,978 2,122 2,104

Theft of and from vehicles 2,372 2,480 2,203 2,120 2,052 2,028

Violent crime⁽⁴⁰⁾ 2,503 5,039 5,839 5,751 5,844 6,531

Firearms offences 61 60 45 68 ⁽⁴³⁾26 ⁽⁴³⁾17

Drug offences⁽⁴¹⁾ 374 2,483 2,030 1,690 2,407 2,978

All crime 18,098 24,588 23,709 22,878 24,003 25,104

Crime recorded by the police in Gwent⁽³⁸⁾ ^, ⁽³⁹⁾ ^, ⁽⁴²⁾

All burglary 9,154 8,416 7,656 6,905 6,172 7,586

Theft of and from vehicles 9,649 9,746 9,107 8,109 7,019 8,332

Violent crime⁽⁴⁰⁾ 6,139 11,980 14,493 14,682 9,837 15,835

Firearms offences 129 215 248 197 ⁽⁴³⁾18 ⁽⁴³⁾52

Drug offences⁽⁴¹⁾ 389 2,447 2,214 2,196 1,729 1,585

All crime 47,268 58,738 60,132 56,728 46,938 61,237

Crime recorded by the police in North Wales⁽³⁸⁾ ^, ⁽³⁹⁾ ^, ⁽⁴²⁾

All burglary 7,554 7,226 6,892 7,246 7,405 8,543

Theft of and from vehicles 7,911 7,254 7,501 7,186 7,710 8,096

Violent crime⁽⁴⁰⁾ 3,167 5,164 6,258 5,927 8,049 12,268

Firearms offences 109 94 104 74 ⁽⁴³⁾6 ⁽⁴³⁾18

Drug offences⁽⁴¹⁾ 238 1,885 1,586 1,427 1,382 1,833

All crime 40,684 43,848 44,606 47,712 54,116 65,133

Crime recorded by the police in South Wales⁽³⁸⁾ ^, ⁽³⁹⁾ ^, ⁽⁴²⁾

All burglary 27,147 23,684 20,144 16,754 16,549 18,615

Theft of and from vehicles 39,853 36,681 33,053 26,237 25,881 30,423

Violent crime⁽⁴⁰⁾ 8,262 12,587 13,990 14,262 15,544 21,927

Firearms offences 295 222 315 275 ⁽⁴³⁾56 ⁽⁴³⁾74

Drug offences⁽⁴¹⁾ 525 2,934 2,690 3,038 3,907 3,872

All crime 130,886 134,820 127,040 111,131 116,708 143,372

Offence	1997	1998–99	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03
	Crime recorded by the police in Wales⁽³⁸⁾ ^, ⁽³⁹⁾ ^, ⁽⁴²⁾
All burglary	46,445	41,941	36,764	32,883	32,248	36,848
Theft of and from vehicles	59,785	56,161	51,864	43,652	42,662	48,879
Violent crime⁽⁴⁰⁾	20,071	34,770	40,580	40,822	39,274	56,561
Firearms offences	594	591	712	614	⁽⁴³⁾106	⁽⁴³⁾161
Drug offences⁽⁴¹⁾	1,526	9,749	8,520	8,351	9,425	10,268
All crime	236,936	261,994	255,487	238,449	241,765	294,846
	Crime recorded by the police in Dyfed Powys⁽³⁸⁾ ^, ⁽³⁹⁾ ^, ⁽⁴²⁾
All burglary	2,590	2,615	2,072	1,978	2,122	2,104
Theft of and from vehicles	2,372	2,480	2,203	2,120	2,052	2,028
Violent crime⁽⁴⁰⁾	2,503	5,039	5,839	5,751	5,844	6,531
Firearms offences	61	60	45	68	⁽⁴³⁾26	⁽⁴³⁾17
Drug offences⁽⁴¹⁾	374	2,483	2,030	1,690	2,407	2,978
All crime	18,098	24,588	23,709	22,878	24,003	25,104

	Crime recorded by the police in Gwent⁽³⁸⁾ ^, ⁽³⁹⁾ ^, ⁽⁴²⁾
All burglary	9,154	8,416	7,656	6,905	6,172	7,586
Theft of and from vehicles	9,649	9,746	9,107	8,109	7,019	8,332
Violent crime⁽⁴⁰⁾	6,139	11,980	14,493	14,682	9,837	15,835
Firearms offences	129	215	248	197	⁽⁴³⁾18	⁽⁴³⁾52
Drug offences⁽⁴¹⁾	389	2,447	2,214	2,196	1,729	1,585
All crime	47,268	58,738	60,132	56,728	46,938	61,237

	Crime recorded by the police in North Wales⁽³⁸⁾ ^, ⁽³⁹⁾ ^, ⁽⁴²⁾
All burglary	7,554	7,226	6,892	7,246	7,405	8,543
Theft of and from vehicles	7,911	7,254	7,501	7,186	7,710	8,096
Violent crime⁽⁴⁰⁾	3,167	5,164	6,258	5,927	8,049	12,268
Firearms offences	109	94	104	74	⁽⁴³⁾6	⁽⁴³⁾18
Drug offences⁽⁴¹⁾	238	1,885	1,586	1,427	1,382	1,833
All crime	40,684	43,848	44,606	47,712	54,116	65,133

	Crime recorded by the police in South Wales⁽³⁸⁾ ^, ⁽³⁹⁾ ^, ⁽⁴²⁾
All burglary	27,147	23,684	20,144	16,754	16,549	18,615
Theft of and from vehicles	39,853	36,681	33,053	26,237	25,881	30,423
Violent crime⁽⁴⁰⁾	8,262	12,587	13,990	14,262	15,544	21,927
Firearms offences	295	222	315	275	⁽⁴³⁾56	⁽⁴³⁾74
Drug offences⁽⁴¹⁾	525	2,934	2,690	3,038	3,907	3,872
All crime	130,886	134,820	127,040	111,131	116,708	143,372

⁽³⁸⁾ Crimes were recorded on a calendar year basis until 1997, and on a financial year basis thereafter.

⁽³⁹⁾ The number of crimes recorded in that financial year using the expanded offence coverage and revised counting rules which came into effect on 1 April 1998. These changes had the general effect of increasing the number of crimes counted. Therefore, numbers of recorded crimes for this year are not directly comparable with previous years.

⁽⁴⁰⁾ Violent crime comprises offences of violence against the person, sexual offences and robbery.

⁽⁴¹⁾ Up to 1997, the only drug offence recorded was 'Trafficking in controlled drugs'. From 1998–99, the offences of 'Possession of controlled drugs' and 'Other drug offences', were added to the series.

⁽⁴²⁾ Three of the Wales forces implemented the principles of the National Crime Recording Standard (NCRS) prior to the official introduction on 1 April 2002; North Wales in October 2001, and both Dyfed Powys and South Wales in January 2002. Gwent introduced the Standard in April 2002. Broadly, the NCRS had the effect of increasing the number of crimes recorded by the police, with violent crime in particular being affected. Therefore, following the introduction of the Standard, numbers of recorded crimes are not comparable with previous years.

⁽⁴³⁾ The figures given for 2001–02 and 2002–03 are based on numbers of firearms offences recorded which exclude air weapons. The previous years figures include air weapons offences. Therefore, the figures for 2001–02 and 2002–03 are not comparable with previous years figures.

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Table 2: Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRPs) in Wales from April 1999 to March 2003: numbers recorded for six key offences

Violence against the person Sexual offences

CDRP 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03

Dyfed-Powys

Carmarthenshire 2,275 2,243 2,455 2,523 115 108 130 100

Ceredigion 783 719 723 938 45 56 29 58

Pembroke 1,201 1,245 1,162 1,340 69 87 79 51

Powys 1,260 1,217 1,177 1,416 63 53 54 65

Gwent

Blaenau Gwent 1,986 2,237 1,672 2,751 96 59 72 62

Caerphilly 4,779 4,959 2,680 4,494 142 153 121 152

Monmouthshire 1,749 1,593 982 1,455 54 64 45 58

Newport 3,459 3,217 2,482 4,248 142 105 117 147

Torfaen 1,801 2,192 1,369 2,072 69 59 82 67

North Wales

Conwy 954 806 1,072 1,872 52 43 59 98

Denbighshire 913 985 1,249 2,232 53 56 70 123

Flintshire 1,200 1,047 1,602 2,106 73 83 96 98

Gwynedd 781 784 1,223 1,738 63 59 65 94

Isle of Anglesey 562 505 656 1,085 46 28 70 41

Wrexham 1,329 1,231 1,541 2,439 86 133 104 101

South Wales

Bridgend 1,419 1,363 1,468 2,003 54 59 47 91

Cardiff 3,983 4,236 4,331 6,175 220 151 183 200

Merthyr Tydfil 593 676 768 1,106 23 27 30 34

Neath Port Talbot 1,199 1,201 1,373 2,082 38 44 37 75

Rhondda, Cynon, Taff 1,822 1,992 2,192 3,542 89 80 99 165

Swansea 3,040 2,801 3,038 3,936 79 96 77 94

The Vale of Glamorgan 834 981 1,238 1,582 78 95 68 58

	Violence against the person	Sexual offences
CDRP	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03
Dyfed-Powys
Carmarthenshire	2,275	2,243	2,455	2,523	115	108	130	100
Ceredigion	783	719	723	938	45	56	29	58
Pembroke	1,201	1,245	1,162	1,340	69	87	79	51
Powys	1,260	1,217	1,177	1,416	63	53	54	65

Gwent
Blaenau Gwent	1,986	2,237	1,672	2,751	96	59	72	62
Caerphilly	4,779	4,959	2,680	4,494	142	153	121	152
Monmouthshire	1,749	1,593	982	1,455	54	64	45	58
Newport	3,459	3,217	2,482	4,248	142	105	117	147
Torfaen	1,801	2,192	1,369	2,072	69	59	82	67
North Wales
Conwy	954	806	1,072	1,872	52	43	59	98
Denbighshire	913	985	1,249	2,232	53	56	70	123
Flintshire	1,200	1,047	1,602	2,106	73	83	96	98
Gwynedd	781	784	1,223	1,738	63	59	65	94
Isle of Anglesey	562	505	656	1,085	46	28	70	41
Wrexham	1,329	1,231	1,541	2,439	86	133	104	101

South Wales
Bridgend	1,419	1,363	1,468	2,003	54	59	47	91
Cardiff	3,983	4,236	4,331	6,175	220	151	183	200
Merthyr Tydfil	593	676	768	1,106	23	27	30	34
Neath Port Talbot	1,199	1,201	1,373	2,082	38	44	37	75
Rhondda, Cynon, Taff	1,822	1,992	2,192	3,542	89	80	99	165
Swansea	3,040	2,801	3,038	3,936	79	96	77	94
The Vale of Glamorgan	834	981	1,238	1,582	78	95	68	58

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Robbery Burglary dwelling

CDRP 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03

Dyfed-Powys

Carmarthenshire 17 8 11 14 282 284 322 266

Ceredigion 5 3 4 8 111 97 88 87

Pembroke 3 9 6 11 175 180 169 164

Powys 3 35 7 128 146 135 149

Gwent

Blaenau Gwent 15 14 18 10 524 420 283 372

Caerphilly 42 45 35 51 874 704 743 878

Monmouthshire 25 11 6 12 243 210 243 332

Newport 111 149 137 230 1,137 894 987 1,084

Torfaen 23 25 19 26 370 352 306 335

North Wales

Conwy 24 30 16 26 415 439 575 558

Denbighshire 30 32 42 66 464 462 462 672

Flintshire 44 38 47 41 352 423 453 620

Gwynedd 8 5 27 24 250 273 229 336

Isle of Anglesey 8 13 10 18 175 149 107 218

Wrexham 32 45 52 49 563 432 579 823

South Wales

Bridgend 18 20 41 28 662 485 500 659

Cardiff 262 198 318 421 2,821 2,197 2,209 2,792

Merthyr Tydfil 27 19 22 17 403 345 309 292

Neath Port Talbot 17 24 28 35 711 554 660 763

Rhondda, Cynon, Taff 44 39 42 74 1,465 1,256 1,188 1,360

Swansea 100 118 108 153 1,517 1,296 1,483 1,552

The Vale of Glamorgan 51 42 36 56 804 552 496 642

Theft of a motor vehicle Theft from a vehicle

CDRP 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03

Dyfed-Powys

Carmarthenshire 475 468 476 466 524 486 551 432

Ceredigion 82 75 72 59 134 102 150 103

Pembroke 134 133 119 143 308 312 264 315

Powys 177 185 174 165 369 359 244 345

Gwent

Blaenau Gwent 562 468 404 424 828 679 447 582

Caerphilly 1,191 907 783 894 1,551 1,257 1,185 1,400

Monmouthshire 306 255 242 262 747 588 472 629

Newport 958 1,060 849 1,008 1,787 1,801 1,699 1,781

Torfaen 376 384 332 458 801 710 606 894

North Wales

Conwy 255 233 270 255 790 713 711 791

Denbighshire 414 341 345 411 701 975 1,026 1,058

Flintshire 521 474 433 509 997 1,112 1,154 1,206

Gwynedd 203 166 193 214 915 680 728 793

Isle of Anglesey 129 136 104 132 331 282 375 401

Wrexham 788 553 601 566 1,457 1,521 1,717 1,757

South Wales

Bridgend 1,471 1,047 925 890 1,404 927 1,029 1,264

Cardiff 4,123 2,807 3,111 3,180 6,697 5,159 5,319 7,818

Merthyr Tydfil 781 769 825 779 904 670 785 748

Neath Port Talbot 1,934 1,342 1,206 1,150 1,262 878 913 1,133

Rhondda, Cynon, Taff 2,177 1,778 1,491 1,921 1,796 1,552 1,447 1,865

Swansea 4,300 3,548 3,347 3,243 3,549 3,747 3,587 4,433

The Vale of Glamorgan 1,064 728 652 681 1,591 1,285 1,244 1,318

	Robbery	Burglary dwelling
CDRP	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03
Dyfed-Powys
Carmarthenshire	17	8	11	14	282	284	322	266
Ceredigion	5	3	4	8	111	97	88	87
Pembroke	3	9	6	11	175	180	169	164
Powys	3	35	7		128	146	135	149

Gwent
Blaenau Gwent	15	14	18	10	524	420	283	372
Caerphilly	42	45	35	51	874	704	743	878
Monmouthshire	25	11	6	12	243	210	243	332
Newport	111	149	137	230	1,137	894	987	1,084
Torfaen	23	25	19	26	370	352	306	335

North Wales
Conwy	24	30	16	26	415	439	575	558
Denbighshire	30	32	42	66	464	462	462	672
Flintshire	44	38	47	41	352	423	453	620
Gwynedd	8	5	27	24	250	273	229	336
Isle of Anglesey	8	13	10	18	175	149	107	218
Wrexham	32	45	52	49	563	432	579	823

South Wales
Bridgend	18	20	41	28	662	485	500	659
Cardiff	262	198	318	421	2,821	2,197	2,209	2,792
Merthyr Tydfil	27	19	22	17	403	345	309	292
Neath Port Talbot	17	24	28	35	711	554	660	763
Rhondda, Cynon, Taff	44	39	42	74	1,465	1,256	1,188	1,360
Swansea	100	118	108	153	1,517	1,296	1,483	1,552
The Vale of Glamorgan	51	42	36	56	804	552	496	642

		Theft of a motor vehicle		Theft from a vehicle
CDRP	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03
Dyfed-Powys
Carmarthenshire	475	468	476	466	524	486	551	432
Ceredigion	82	75	72	59	134	102	150	103
Pembroke	134	133	119	143	308	312	264	315
Powys	177	185	174	165	369	359	244	345

Gwent
Blaenau Gwent	562	468	404	424	828	679	447	582
Caerphilly	1,191	907	783	894	1,551	1,257	1,185	1,400
Monmouthshire	306	255	242	262	747	588	472	629
Newport	958	1,060	849	1,008	1,787	1,801	1,699	1,781
Torfaen	376	384	332	458	801	710	606	894
North Wales
Conwy	255	233	270	255	790	713	711	791
Denbighshire	414	341	345	411	701	975	1,026	1,058
Flintshire	521	474	433	509	997	1,112	1,154	1,206
Gwynedd	203	166	193	214	915	680	728	793
Isle of Anglesey	129	136	104	132	331	282	375	401
Wrexham	788	553	601	566	1,457	1,521	1,717	1,757

South Wales
Bridgend	1,471	1,047	925	890	1,404	927	1,029	1,264
Cardiff	4,123	2,807	3,111	3,180	6,697	5,159	5,319	7,818
Merthyr Tydfil	781	769	825	779	904	670	785	748
Neath Port Talbot	1,934	1,342	1,206	1,150	1,262	878	913	1,133
Rhondda, Cynon, Taff	2,177	1,778	1,491	1,921	1,796	1,552	1,447	1,865
Swansea	4,300	3,548	3,347	3,243	3,549	3,747	3,587	4,433
The Vale of Glamorgan	1,064	728	652	681	1,591	1,285	1,244	1,318

Note:

Three of the Wales forces implemented the principles of the National Crime Recording Standard (NCRS) prior to the official introduction on 1 April 2002; North Wales in October 2001, and both Dyfed Powys and South Wales in January 2002. Gwent introduced the Standard in April 2002. Broadly, the NCRS had the effect of increasing the number of crimes recorded by the police, with violent crime in particular being affected. Therefore, following the introduction of the Standard, numbers of recorded crimes are not comparable with previous years.

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