Chris Ruane:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of (a) vehicle 15 Jan 2009 : Column 986W
theft, (b) domestic burglary and (c) violent crime there were in each police force area in Wales in each of the last 17 years, broken down by sub-category of crime. [244186]
Mr. Alan Campbell:
The available information relates to offences recorded by the police and data is given in the tables for 1998-99 to 2007-08. A number of changes have been made to recorded crime in response to suggestions in the two reviews of crime statistics. One such change is that the term ‘violent crime’ is no longer used in connection with the recorded crime statistics and we now provide figures for violence against the person.
In 1998-99, the recorded crime coverage was extended and substantial revisions were made to the counting rules. Figures prior to that date are therefore not directly comparable and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Table 1 : Selected offences recorded by the police in Wales , 1998-99 to 2001-02
Number of offences
Year and police force area
Theft of a vehicle
Aggravated vehicle taking
Theft from a vehicle
Interfering with a motor vehicle
Total offences against vehicles
Burglary in a dwelling
Aggravated burglary in a dwelling
Total burglary in a dwelling
Most serious violence
Other violence
Total violence against the person
1998-99
Dyfed-Powys
854
129
1,497
91
2,571
965
8
973
120
4,560
4,680
Gwent
3,457
144
6,145
419
10,165
3,347
30
3,377
275
11,080
11,355
North Wales
1,934
182
5,138
340
7,594
2,431
18
2,449
112
4,591
4,703
South Wales
17,955
616
18,110
121
36,802
9,170
69
9,239
739
10,622
11,361
1999- 20 00
Dyfed-Powys
759
109
1,335
261
2,464
686
10
696
109
5,410
5,519
Gwent
3,250
143
5,714
501
9,608
3,127
21
3,148
286
13,488
13,774
North Wales
2,175
135
5,191
375
7,876
2,201
18
2,219
118
5,621
5,739
South Wales
15,246
604
17,203
1,317
34,370
8,315
68
8,383
891
11,999
12,890
2000-01
Dyfed-Powys
584
88
897
147
1,716
550
11
561
64
4,130
4194
Gwent
2,934
140
5,033
484
8,591
2,557
16
2,573
294
13,896
14190
North Wales
1,734
152
5,278
603
7,767
2,118
17
2,135
97
5,222
5319
South Wales
11,491
575
14,249
963
27,278
6,626
59
6,685
824
12,411
13235
2001-02
Dyfed-Powys
735
106
1,209
165
2,215
713
1
714
98
5,418
5516
Gwent
2,474
136
4,406
674
7,690
2,540
20
2,560
291
8,893
9184
North Wales
1,769
180
5,712
646
8,307
2,387
20
2,407
139
7,210
7349
South Wales
10,918
639
14,324
996
26,877
6,789
56
6,845
912
13,496
14408
Note:
The data in this table is prior to the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard. These figures are not directly comparable with those for later years.
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Table 2 : Selected offences recorded by the police in Wales , 2002 - 03 to 2007 - 08
Number of offences
Year and police force area
Theft of a vehicle
Aggravated vehicle taking
Theft from a vehicle
Interfering with a motor vehicle
Total offences against vehicles
Burglary in a dwelling
Aggravated burglary in a dwelling
Total burglary in a dwelling
Most serious violence
Other violence
Total violence against the person
2002-03
Dyfed-Powys
720
113
1,195
209
2,237
660
6
666
101
6,116
6,217
Gwent
2,878
168
5,286
1,212
9,544
2,981
20
3,001
406
14,613
15,019
North Wales
1,885
202
6,006
974
9,067
3,201
26
3,227
177
11,295
11,472
South Wales
11,150
694
18,579
3,279
33,702
8,019
41
8,060
1,157
19,269
20,426
2003-04
Dyfed-Powys
676
119
1,530
179
2,504
934
10
944
76
7,833
7,909
Gwent
3,336
171
5,416
1,520
10,443
3,178
21
3,199
348
12,583
12,931
North Wales
1,848
190
5,575
900
8,513
2,450
34
2,484
146
10,833
10,979
South Wales
9,212
581
17,289
4,001
31,083
7,220
55
7,275
1,122
20,073
21,195
2004-05
Dyfed-Powys
620
107
1,604
132
2,463
1,036
6
1,042
90
8,225
8,315
Gwent
3,013
176
5,394
1,483
10,066
2,565
18
2,583
396
12,496
12,892
North Wales
1,521
219
3,609
830
6,179
1,559
26
1,585
197
11,824
12,021
South Wales
6,838
498
15,456
3,187
25,979
6,431
46
6,477
1,079
19,028
20,107
2005-06
Dyfed-Powys
506
113
1,250
148
2,017
797
4
801
134
7,577
7,711
Gwent
2,511
183
5,656
1,233
9,583
2,157
20
2,177
452
11,051
11,503
North Wales
1,359
127
2,671
471
4,628
1,271
14
1,285
220
12,110
12,330
South Wales
6,339
557
16,538
3,156
26,590
5,699
48
5,747
932
20,116
21,048
2006-07
Dyfed-Powys
493
95
1,417
188
2,193
765
5
770
118
7,576
7,694
Gwent
2,433
200
4,972
932
8,537
2,196
20
2,216
423
11,294
11,717
North Wales
1,454
153
2,697
767
5,071
1,188
12
1,200
173
14,250
14,423
South Wales
5,991
493
16,221
2,923
25,628
6,362
30
6,392
865
18,968
19,833
2007-08
Dyfed-Powys
472
133
1,350
138
2,093
747
4
751
103
5,853
5,956
Gwent
1,924
170
4,317
649
7,060
2,380
14
2,394
369
9,829
10,198
North Wales
998
136
2,150
380
3,664
1,150
25
1,175
153
10,955
11,108
South Wales
5,411
400
14,226
2,037
22,074
6,953
25
6,978
917
21,197
22,114
Note:
The data in this table takes account of the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard in April 2002. These figures are not directly comparable with those for earlier years.
