Recorded crime by police basic command unit was collected centrally for the first time for the period beginning April 1999. For the year 1999-2000 data related to six selected offence groups only. Information for those selected offence groups are given in the table.
1999-2000 2000-01 Percentage change 1999-2000 to 2000-01 2001-02 Percentage change 2000-01 to 2001-02 Violence against the person 1,790 2,060 15 2,387 16 Sexual offences 158 159 1 168 6 Robbery 170 199 17 286 44 Burglary in a dwelling 1,809 1,202 -34 1,222 2 Theft from a vehicle 4,161 2,394 -42 2,960 24 Theft or unauthorised taking of motor vehicle 2,184 1,528 -30 1,411 -8
2002-031 2003-041 Percentage change 2002-03 to 2003-04 2004-051 Percentage change 2003-04 to 2004-05 2005-061 Percentage change 2004-05 to 2005-06 Violence against the person 3,257 3,512 8 4,881 39 5,373 10 Sexual offences 227 241 6 364 51 305 -16 Robbery 213 282 32 258 -9 290 12 Burglary in a dwelling 1,315 1,171 -11 965 -18 990 3 Theft from a vehicle 2,533 2,382 -6 2,555 7 2,334 -9 Theft or unauthorised taking of motor vehicle 1,137 1,107 -3 1,020 -8 846 -17 1 Data not comparable with earlier years following the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standards (NCRS) in April 2002.