To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prolific and priority offenders are targeted by police in (a) North Northamptonshire Basic Command Unit, (b) Northamptonshire and (c) England. (306312)

Two prolific and other priority offender schemes, Corby and Wellingborough, cover the four Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships in the North Northamptonshire Basic Command Unit area. The most recent performance management data show that, as at June 2009, there were 66 prolific and other priority offenders in Corby and 54 in Wellingborough. The data show that there were 250 prolific and other priority offenders in Northamptonshire and 10,687 across England.