Crime: Wales Chris Ruane 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. Mr. Alan Campbell 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |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.| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |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.| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------