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Crime: Wales

Volume 486: debated on Thursday 15 January 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of (a) vehicle 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)

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

1999-2000

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.

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.