Robbery Mr. Ruffley To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many robberies there were in each police force area in each year since 1997. Mr. Coaker The information requested is given in the following tables. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Number of offences | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Police force area |1997|1998-99|1999-2000|2000-01|2001-02| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Avon and Somerset |1,562|1,831|2,381|2,765|4,889| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Bedfordshire |531|530|615|663|957| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |British Transport Police |n/a|n/a|n/a|n/a|n/a| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Cambridgeshire |350|437|548|539|679| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Cheshire |319|397|466|486|472| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Cleveland |507|908|839|932|1,264| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Cumbria |101|119|90|94|143| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Derbyshire |396|504|584|773|1,029| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Devon and Cornwall |389|462|487|452|474| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Dorset |206|205|241|309|334| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Durham |142|172|236|231|284| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Dyfed-Powys |34|42|28|23|26| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Essex |438|523|626|700|920| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Gloucestershire |369|273|291|363|498| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Greater Manchester |6,296|7,632|8,634|9,918|11,027| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Gwent |156|173|216|244|215| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Hampshire |554|588|732|794|872| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Hertfordshire |289|250|420|508|678| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Humberside |757|839|950|999|1,190| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Kent |709|712|827|1,000|1,003| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Lancashire |845|981|1,058|1,224|1,608| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Leicestershire |880|967|1,023|1,067|1,167| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Lincolnshire |107|149|178|191|251| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |London, City of |34|29|49|53|46| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Merseyside |2,141|2,484|2,663|2,405|3,155| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Metropolitan Police |27,386|26,330|36,317|40,992|53,547| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Norfolk |189|220|297|330|401| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Northamptonshire |415|443|481|604|877| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Northumbria |1,260|1,347|1,389|1,381|1,390| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |North Wales |112|127|146|163|194| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |North Yorkshire |198|170|212|186|291| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Nottinghamshire |1,145|1,312|1,768|2,050|2,725| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |South Wales |509|511|519|460|595| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |South Yorkshire |946|979|1,122|1,438|1,952| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Staffordshire |498|509|697|796|963| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Suffolk |141|140|223|177|289| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Surrey |192|171|224|456|519| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sussex |681|939|1,020|1,241|1,250| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Thames Valley |1,256|1,327|1,659|2,147|2,894| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Warwickshire |146|170|224|252|370| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |West Mercia |287|351|359|423|646| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |West Midlands |6,737|7,315|10,092|11,351|13,322| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |West Yorkshire |2,698|3,072|3,088|3,781|5,674| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Wiltshire |164|195|258|193|279| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |England and Wales |63,072|66,835|84,277|95,154|121,359| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |n/a = not availableNote:Figures in this table are prior to the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard in April 2002 They are directly therefore not comparable with those for later years.| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Number of offences | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Police force area |2002-03|2003-04|2004-05|2005-06|2006-07| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Avon and Somerset |3,504|2,908|2,237|2,036|1,987| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Bedfordshire |997|993|1,028|1,317|1,248| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |British Transport Police |2,242|2,542|2,037|2,166|1,953| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Cambridgeshire |906|786|634|562|733| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Cheshire |631|647|533|654|688| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Cleveland |1,434|1,355|898|715|576| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Cumbria |130|124|109|87|68| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Derbyshire |1,048|1,019|802|772|870| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Devon and Cornwall |710|562|541|566|649| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Dorset |437|445|342|255|190| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Durham |287|267|178|281|233| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Dyfed-Powys |40|54|41|40|47| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Essex |1,328|1,476|1,426|1,424|1,531| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Gloucestershire |521|541|384|476|394| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Greater Manchester |10,745|9,246|7,544|7,719|8,213| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Gwent |329|274|351|316|282| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Hampshire |966|1,040|948|1,078|1,212| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Hertfordshire |862|972|875|933|985| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Humberside |1,807|1,896|1,262|1,185|1,200| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Kent |1,242|1,172|1,195|1,351|1,403| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Lancashire |1,409|1,285|1,092|1,021|1,014| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Leicestershire |1,453|1,476|1,329|1,244|1,214| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Lincolnshire |307|304|243|229|230| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |London, City of |45|50|42|39|41| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Merseyside |2,994|2,347|2,173|2,502|2,290| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Metropolitan Police |42,493|40,639|39,033|45,311|45,771| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Norfolk |579|459|324|301|359| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Northamptonshire |1,015|1,220|875|1,069|1,037| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Northumbria |1,442|1,223|1,176|1,070|1,055| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |North Wales |224|201|149|150|134| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |North Yorkshire |356|395|328|240|278| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Nottinghamshire |2,799|2,556|2,011|2,112|2,434| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |South Wales |784|751|543|631|891| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |South Yorkshire |2,112|1,400|1,131|1,258|1,594| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Staffordshire |900|909|111|766|758| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Suffolk |249|290|260|271|271| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Surrey |605|619|462|446|446| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sussex |1,319|1,425|1,228|1,098|1,007| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Thames Valley |2,406|2,286|1,968|1,926|2,320| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Warwickshire |354|456|353|429|486| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |West Mercia |728|689|531|453|581| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |West Midlands |10,249|10,371|9,165|8,867|9,186| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |West Yorkshire |4,947|3,738|2,196|2,531|3,148| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Wiltshire |336|328|256|301|363| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |England and Wales |110,271|103,736|91,010|98,198|101,370| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Notes:1. Figures in this table are after the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard in April 2002. They are therefore not directly comparable with those for earlier years.2. Includes British Transport Police from 2002-03.| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------