Young Offenders

Mr. Graham Stuart
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of (a) street crime, (b) burglaries, (c) car thefts and (d) criminal damage was carried out in each police authority area by 10 to 16-year-olds in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Coaker
The information requested is not collected centrally. It is not possible to determine the age of the alleged offender from the recorded crime statistics collected by the Home Office.