Street Robberies

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many street robberies were committed in Lancashire in the last 12 months; and how many were committed on 11 to 16 year olds. (111015)

[holding answer 24 January 2007]: The recorded crime statistics, collected centrally, relate to numbers of offences. The series does not contain information on victims or offenders.

Muggings are classified as robbery of personal property.

The available information is given in the following table:

*Offences of robbery of personal property in Lancashire police force area, 2005-06*
Basic command unit	Robbery of personal property
Lancashire Central	204
Lancashire Eastern	183
Lancashire Northern	81
Lancashire Southern	88
Lancashire Western	171
Pennine	177
Total	904

Volume 456: debated on Monday 29 January 2007