Crime: Warrington

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the crime rates were in Warrington in each of the last five years, broken down by category of offence. (189488)

The information requested is given in the table.

*Offences recorded by the police in the Warrington crime and disorder reduction partnership area, 2002-03 to 2006-07*
Offence group	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
Violence against the person	1,843	2,491	3,204	3,901	3,694
Sexual offences	205	237	253	235	228
Robbery	116	148	137	111	153
Burglary	2,570	2,505	2,264	2,207	1,995
Offences against vehicles	3,160	2,900	2,753	2,615	2,603
Other theft offences	3,966	4,313	3,979	4,597	4,586
Fraud and forgery	644	840	1,026	586	594
Criminal damage	3,657	4,334	5,011	4,938	4,375
Drug offences	323	335	322	477	469
Other offences	190	210	171	251	260
Total	16,674	18,313	19,120	19,918	18,957

Volume 472: debated on Tuesday 26 February 2008