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Mr. Forman
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the increase in the number of indictable offences known to the police in real numbers and in percentage terms in
| INDICTABLE OFFENCES RECORDED BY THE POLICE* | ||||||
| Number of offences | ||||||
| Increase | Percentage increase | |||||
| Area | 1964–77† | 1970–77† | 1974–77 | 1964–77† | 1970–77† | 1974–77 |
| England and Wales | 1,291,849 | 894,650 | 499,665 | 110 | 57 | 25 |
| Greater London‡ | 259,665 | 212,152 | 122,515 | 92 | 64 | 29 |
| London Borough of Sutton | 3,544 | 2,346 | 105 | 51 | ||
| * Excluding criminal damage value £20 and under. | ||||||
| † Adjusted for changes in legislation and recording procedure. | ||||||
| ‡ Comprises the Metropolitan Police district and the City of London. | ||||||
| … Not available. | ||||||