The following table provides information on the number of children in care in each local authority that have gone missing from children’s homes in England for the years ending 31 March 2004 to 2008.
All children looked after who went missing from care Children looked after who went missing from children's homes only 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 England 730 860 980 0 280 260 290 0 0 0 North East 30 20 20 0 20 20 10 0 0 0 Darlington — 0 — 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 Durham 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 Gateshead 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hartlepool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Middlesbrough 0 — 0 0 — 0 — 0 0 0 Newcastle upon Tyne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 North Tyneside — 5 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Northumberland 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Redcar and Cleveland 0 — 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 South Tyneside 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stockton-on-Tees — — 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 Sunderland 20 10 15 0 20 15 10 0 0 0 North West 100 120 140 0 70 50 70 0 0 0 Blackburn with Darwen 0 — — 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 Blackpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bolton 20 30 30 0 20 20 20 0 0 0 Bury — 5 — 0 — — — 0 0 0 Cheshire — — — 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 Cumbria — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Halton — 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knowsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lancashire 10 10 — 0 — 5 — 0 0 0 Liverpool 10 20 15 0 — — 10 0 0 0 Manchester 10 5 10 0 — — — 0 0 0 Oldham — — 5 0 10 — — 0 0 0 Rochdale — 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 Salford — 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 Sefton — 10 5 0 — — 10 0 0 0 St Helens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stockport 10 10 15 0 10 — 5 0 0 0 Tameside — 15 10 0 — — 5 0 0 0 Trafford — — 15 0 — — — 0 0 0 Warrington — 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wigan — — 5 0 — 0 — 0 0 0 Wirral — — — 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 Yorkshire and the Humber 70 60 70 0 20 20 20 0 0 0 Barnsley 15 — 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 Bradford 10 15 10 0 — — 5 0 0 0 Calderdale 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Doncaster — 10 — 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 East Riding of Yorkshire — — — 0 — — 0 0 0 0 Kingston upon Hull, City of 5 5 0 0 0 — — 0 0 0 Kirklees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leeds 30 5 15 0 — — 0 0 0 0 North East Lincolnshire 0 — 5 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 North Lincolnshire 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 North Yorkshire 0 5 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 Rotherham — — 25 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 Sheffield — — — 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 Wakefield — — 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 York 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 East Midlands 40 30 20 0 10 — 10 0 0 0 Derby — — — 0 — — 0 0 0 0 Derbyshire — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leicester 5 — — 0 — — — 0 0 0 Leicestershire — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lincolnshire — — — 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 Northamptonshire 20 10 — 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 Nottingham — — 0 0 — 0 — 0 0 0 Nottinghamshire — — — 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 Rutland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 West Midlands 60 100 110 0 30 10 40 0 0 0 Birmingham 20 30 5 0 10 5 15 0 0 0 Coventry 5 10 10 0 — — — 0 0 0 Dudley 10 10 10 0 5 — 10 0 0 0 Herefordshire 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sandwell 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shropshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Solihull — — 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Staffordshire — 5 10 0 0 — — 0 0 0 Stoke-on-Trent 0 5 25 0 — 0 — 0 0 0 Telford and Wrekin 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Walsall 5 10 20 0 — — — 0 0 0 Warwickshire 10 10 10 0 — — 0 0 0 0 Wolverhampton 5 5 10 0 — — — 0 0 0 Worcestershire — — — 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 East of England 60 60 60 0 20 10 10 0 0 0 Bedfordshire 5 5 0 0 — — — 0 0 0 Cambridgeshire — 5 5 0 — — — 0 0 0 Essex 20 15 30 0 10 — 5 0 0 0 Hertfordshire — — 5 0 — — — 0 0 0 Luton 5 5 5 0 0 — — 0 0 0 Norfolk — 10 — 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 Peterborough 10 5 — 0 — 0 — 0 0 0 Southend-on-Sea 0 5 5 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 Suffolk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thurrock 10 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 London 250 270 310 0 70 100 80 0 0 0 Inner London 120 110 120 0 20 50 40 0 0 0 Camden 20 5 — 0 0 10 5 0 0 0 City of London 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hackney 10 5 5 0 0 5 — 0 0 0 Hammersmith and Fulham — 5 — 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 Haringey 25 25 15 0 — 10 10 0 0 0 Islington 10 10 — 0 — 10 — 0 0 0 Kensington and Chelsea 0 — 20 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 Lambeth 15 10 25 0 5 — — 0 0 0 Lewisham 15 20 — 0 — 5 5 0 0 0 Newham — — 15 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 Southwark 5 10 10 0 — 5 — 0 0 0 Tower Hamlets — — 5 0 0 — — 0 0 0 Wandsworth — — — 0 — — 0 0 0 0 Westminster 5 10 15 0 — — — 0 0 0 Outer London 120 160 190 0 50 50 50 0 0 0 Barking and Dagenham 10 15 25 0 — — — 0 0 0 Barnet 10 10 5 0 — 5 — 0 0 0 Bexley 0 5 5 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 Brent 20 20 30 0 — 10 5 0 0 0 Bromley — — 0 0 0 — — 0 0 0 Croydon 0 — 10 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 Ealing 20 10 — 0 — 10 — 0 0 0 Enfield — 10 15 0 5 — — 0 0 0 Greenwich 10 — 10 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 Harrow 5 — 0 0 — — — 0 0 0 Havering — 5 10 0 — — — 0 0 0 Hillingdon 15 25 25 0 10 — 10 0 0 0 Hounslow 10 15 10 0 10 — 5 0 0 0 Kingston upon Thames 0 — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Merton 5 — 5 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 Redbridge 10 20 10 0 — 5 10 0 0 0 Richmond upon Thames 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sutton — 10 15 0 — 0 — 0 0 0 Waltham Forest 0 — 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 South East 80 130 180 0 30 30 40 0 0 0 Bracknell Forest — — 5 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 Brighton and Hove 10 5 — 0 — — 0 0 0 0 Buckinghamshire 0 0 — 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 East Sussex — 5 0 0 0 — — 0 0 0 Hampshire 10 15 50 0 — 10 5 0 0 0 Isle of Wight — — — 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 Kent 20 50 35 0 15 10 25 0 0 0 Medway Towns 5 — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Milton Keynes — 5 5 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 Oxfordshire — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Portsmouth — — 0 0 — — — 0 0 0 Reading — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Slough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Southampton 5 5 30 0 5 — — 0 0 0 Surrey 5 20 35 0 — 0 — 0 0 0 West Berkshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 West Sussex — — — 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 Windsor and Maidenhead — — 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 Wokingham — 5 — 0 — — 0 0 0 0 South West 40 70 70 0 10 10 10 0 0 0 Bath and North East Somerset 0 — — 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 Bournemouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bristol, City of — — — 0 — — 0 0 0 0 Cornwall — 10 15 0 — — — 0 0 0 Devon — 20 15 0 0 — 5 0 0 0 Dorset 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gloucestershire — — — 0 — 0 — 0 0 0 Isles of Scilly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 North Somerset 10 5 5 0 — — — 0 0 0 Plymouth 10 5 15 0 0 — — 0 0 0 Poole — — — 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 Somerset 0 — — 0 — 0 — 0 0 0 South Gloucestershire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Swindon 0 — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Torbay — 10 10 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 Wiltshire — 5 — 0 0 — — 0 0 0 1 Source: SSDA903 return on children looked after. 2 Figures exclude children looked after under an agreed series of short-term placements. 3 Historical data may differ from older publications. This is mainly due to the implementation of amendments and corrections sent by some local authorities after the publication date of previous materials. 4 Children who went missing on more than one occasion during the year have been counted once. 5 Includes looked after children who were missing from care for a period of more than 24 hours.