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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what statistics his Department collects on the number of police officers deployed to stop motorists who exceed speed limits.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what statistics his Department collects on the number of police officers deployed to stop motorists who exceed speed limits.
Asked by
Bill Wiggin
(Conservative)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
1 November 2005
For answer on
3 November 2005
Answered on
11 November 2005
The Home Office collects statistics on the main function of police officers. Staff with multiple responsibilities are recorded under their primary role or function.There is a ‘traffic—operational' function which includes all police officers who are predominantly employed on motor cycles or patrol vehicles for the policing of traffic and motorway related duties. This does not include officers employed in accident investigation, vehicle examination and radar duties. As at 31 March 2005 there were 6,428 (full-time equivalents) police officers recorded under the ‘traffic—operational' function.
Subjects
Police; Speed limits; Road traffic offences
Date
11 November 2005
Reference
24933; 439 c853W;439 c853W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list awards for bravery for police officers the receipt of which his Department has approved.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list awards for bravery for police officers the receipt of which his Department has approved.
Asked by
Bill Wiggin
(Conservative)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
24 October 2005
For answer on
26 October 2005
Answered on
1 November 2005
Police officers who perform acts of bravery may be nominated for a Queen's Award for Gallantry. There are four levels of award as listed in the table."The George Cross is the highest level of recognition and is only awarded for acts of the greatest heroism in circumstances of extreme danger or conspicuous courage. The award is frequently awarded posthumously.""The George Medal is granted for gallantry of an extremely high order, where the act was one of great bravery.""The Queen's Gallantry Medal is awarded for gallantry of a high order, where the act was one of exemplary bravery.""The Queen's Commendation for Bravery is granted for an act of gallantry not up to the standards described above, but which entails a risk to life and which deserved national recognition."
Subjects
Police; Medals
Date
1 November 2005
Reference
22400; 438 c939W;438 c937W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many airgun clubs there are which have been approved by his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many airgun clubs there are which have been approved by his Department.
Asked by
Bill Wiggin
(Conservative)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
19 July 2005
For answer on
21 July 2005
Answered on
12 September 2005
There are currently 1,252 rifle clubs approved by the Home Office. It is not possible to say how many of these use air weapons.
Subjects
Clubs; Airguns
Date
12 September 2005
Reference
436 c2512W;436 c2538W; 14838
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department who has responsibility for the issuing of licences for civilian target shooting ranges.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department who has responsibility for the issuing of licences for civilian target shooting ranges.
Asked by
Bill Wiggin
(Conservative)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
1 July 2005
For answer on
5 July 2005
Answered on
12 July 2005
Civilian shooting ranges do not require a Home Office licence although clubs which wish to operate as an approved club under the terms of section 15 of the Firearms (Amendment)Act 1988 must have regular use of ranges with safety certificates for the category of firearms being used. There are currently no arrangements in place for those clubs seeking approval to have their ranges inspected and certified as safe. The Home Office is now working with the Ministry of Defence and shooting organisations to develop a scheme for future inspections.
Subjects
Licensing; Firing ranges
Date
12 July 2005
Reference
10086; 436 c949W;436 c949W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what crime detection rates have been in Wales in each year since the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard, broken down by police force area.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what crime detection rates have been in Wales in each year since the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard, broken down by police force area.
Asked by
Bill Wiggin
(Conservative)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
23 May 2005
For answer on
25 May 2005
Answered on
5 July 2005
The National Crime Recording Standard was introduced in April 2002 and the detection rates since that date are given in the following table.
| Detection rates for recorded crime in Wales | ||
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of offences detected | ||
| Police force area | 2002–03 | 2003–04 |
| Dyfed-Powys | 68 | 47 |
| Gwent | 48 | 45 |
| North Wales | 29 | 33 |
| South Wales | 29 | 29 |
| Wales | 36 | 35 |
| (41) Changes in detection rates may have been influenced by ongoing effects of audits of the National Crime Recording Standard. |
Subjects
Wales; Detection rates
Date
5 July 2005
Reference
1080; 436 c381W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers there are in Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers there are in Wales.
Asked by
Bill Wiggin
(Conservative)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
23 May 2005
For answer on
25 May 2005
Answered on
7 June 2005
On the 30 September 2004, there were 7,501 full-time equivalent police officers in Wales.
Subjects
Police; Wales
Date
7 June 2005
Reference
1068; 434 c521W;434 c523W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many firearms offences were recorded by the police in Wales in 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many firearms offences were recorded by the police in Wales in 2004.
Asked by
Bill Wiggin
(Conservative)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
23 May 2005
For answer on
25 May 2005
Answered on
7 June 2005
There were 265 firearms offences recorded in Wales in 2004.
Subjects
Crime; Firearms; Wales
Date
7 June 2005
Reference
1079; 434 c521W;434 c523W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidences of violent crime there have been in Wales in each year since 2002.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidences of violent crime there have been in Wales in each year since 2002.
Asked by
Bill Wiggin
(Conservative)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
23 May 2005
For answer on
25 May 2005
Answered on
6 June 2005
There were 56,561 offences of violent crime recorded in Wales in 2002–03 and 56,415 recorded in 2003–04.
Subjects
Crimes of violence; Wales
Date
6 June 2005
Reference
1069; 434 c323W;434 c325W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of numbers of police officers in Wales are (a) community support officers, (b) reserve officers and (c) part-time officers. - Inc figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of numbers of police officers in Wales are (a) community support officers, (b) reserve officers and (c) part-time officers. - Inc figures.
Asked by
Bill Wiggin
(Conservative)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
11 January 2005
For answer on
25 January 2005
Answered on
25 January 2005
Mr. Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of numbers of police officers in Wales are
(a) community support officers, (b) reserve officers and (c) part-time officers. [208840]
Ms Blears: Community support officers (CSOs) are not police officers, but police staff for whom the chief officer of the force may
designate certain limited powers.
The police service in England and Wales does not have a category of reserve police officers.
The total number of police officers in England in Wales is usually expressed in terms of full-time equivalent posts for which
part-time posts are aggregated and not pure headcount (which, consequently, is always a higher figure). The full-time equivalent
figure is used when announcing overall police officer numbers.
The full-time equivalent strength for 31 August 2004 for the four forces in Wales was 7,414. The most recent data available
on part-time police officers is 31 March 2004, when the full-time equivalent strength was also 7,414 and the headcount figure
was 7,545. There were 188 part-time police officers in post at that date; this is 2.5 per cent. of the 7,545 headcount
figure.
In addition, there were 629 special constables on that date. At the end of September 2004, there were 130 CSOs in post in Wales. On
24 November I announced that funding was available for an additional 125 community support officers for the four Welsh police
forces.
Subjects
Police; Part-time employment; Police community support officers; Reserve forces; Wales
Date
25 January 2005
Reference
208840; 430 c281W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will encourage police forces to have cheaper alternatives to alloy wheels fitted to police vehicles.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will encourage police forces to have cheaper alternatives to alloy wheels fitted to police vehicles.
Asked by
Bill Wiggin
(Conservative)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
29 October 2004
For answer on
15 November 2004
Answered on
15 November 2004
Mr. Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will encourage police forces to have cheaper alternatives to
alloy wheels fitted to police vehicles. [195770]
Ms Blears: Decisions regarding procurement are operational matters for the chief constable within policing plans set by the Police
Authority.
Since 1992 the Police Information Technology Organisation, with the support of the National Association of Police Fleet Managers,
has put in place a number of national frameworks for the purchase of vehicles by the police service, on which police authorities may
draw. They deliver significant discounts on manufacturers prices.
Subjects
Costs; Components; Police; Procurement; Vehicles
Date
15 November 2004
Reference
195770; 426 c1116W;426 c1120W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research his Department has commissioned regarding the number of times reported criminal activity relating to anti-social behaviour has resulted in suspects being (a) charged and (b) convicted.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research his Department has commissioned regarding the number of times reported criminal activity relating to anti-social behaviour has resulted in suspects being (a) charged and (b) convicted.
Asked by
Bill Wiggin
(Conservative)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
21 July 2004
For answer on
13 September 2004
Answered on
13 September 2004
Mr. Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research his Department has commissioned regarding the number
of times reported criminal activity relating to antisocial behaviour has resulted in suspects being (a) charged and
(b) convicted. [186820]
Ms Blears: The Home Office has commissioned a survey of young people which will give a measure of the percentage of antisocial young
people who have had contact with the criminal justice system and the Youth Justice Board are commissioning research to look at the
use of antisocial behaviour orders. Results are not yet available from either of these studies.
Subjects
Anti-social behaviour; Convictions; Police; Prosecutions
Date
13 September 2004
Reference
424 c1402W;424 c1400W; 186820
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research he has commissioned regarding numbers of (a) arrests, (b) charges and (c) convictions of persons who are autistic or suffer from Aspergers' Syndrome; and what guidelines he has issued to police forces regarding the questioning of autistic suspects.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research he has commissioned regarding numbers of (a) arrests, (b) charges and (c) convictions of persons who are autistic or suffer from Aspergers' Syndrome; and what guidelines he has issued to police forces regarding the questioning of autistic suspects.
Asked by
Bill Wiggin
(Conservative)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
21 July 2004
For answer on
9 September 2004
Answered on
9 September 2004
Mr. Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research he has commissioned regarding numbers of
(a) arrests, (b) charges and (c) convictions of persons who are autistic or suffer from Aspergers' Syndrome;
and what guidelines he has issued to police forces regarding the questioning of autistic suspects. [186816]
Ms Blears: No research of this kind has been commissioned by my Department and the data collected on arrests, prosecutions and
convictions do not distinguish persons with particular disabilities.
No specific guidance has been issued by the Home Office relating to persons with autism or Asperger's Syndrome. However, there are
currently strands of work focused on improving police practice in relation to mentally ill individuals. These are outlined in the
reply to your question on provisions in place to increase awareness in the Criminal Justice System of the behaviour patterns of
people with communication related difficulties.
Subjects
Criminal proceedings; Arrests; Convictions; Autism; Learning disability; Prosecutions; Police interrogation; Asperger's syndrome
Date
9 September 2004
Reference
424 c1336-7W;424 c1345W; 186816
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he next plans to meet with the heads of police authorities in the UK; and what he plans to discuss.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he next plans to meet with the heads of police authorities in the UK; and what he plans to discuss.
Asked by
Bill Wiggin
(Conservative)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
21 July 2004
For answer on
8 September 2004
Answered on
8 September 2004
Mr. Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he next plans to meet with the heads of police authorities in
the UK; and what he plans to discuss. [186819]
Ms Blears: My right hon. Friend, the Home Secretary and I have frequent bilaterals with the Chairman of the Association of Police
Authorities, as well as meeting individual chairs rather than heads of individual police authorities, and the discussions cover a
very wide range of policing and crime reduction issues.
Subjects
Association of Police Authorities
Date
8 September 2004
Reference
424 c1259W;424 c1267W; 186819
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what provisions are in place to increase awareness in the criminal justice system of the behaviour patterns of people who have communication-related disabilities, including autism and Aspergers' Syndrome, in relation to policy on bringing charges for communication-related offences, with particular...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what provisions are in place to increase awareness in the criminal justice system of the behaviour patterns of people who have communication-related disabilities, including autism and Aspergers' Syndrome, in relation to policy on bringing charges for communication-related offences, with particular...
Asked by
Bill Wiggin
(Conservative)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
21 July 2004
For answer on
8 September 2004
Answered on
8 September 2004
Mr. Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what provisions are in place to increase awareness in the criminal
justice system of the behaviour patterns of people who have communication-related disabilities, including autism and Aspergers'
Syndrome, in relation to policy on bringing charges for communication- related offences, with particular reference to
(a) section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986 and (b) the offence of being drunk and disorderly. [186921]
Ms Blears: As regards the police, national training highlights the importance of communicating effectively and sensitively with
people suffering from a mental disability (including autism).
The aim is to ensure that officers develop awareness and an understanding of mental disorders and the importance of not making
assumptions based on a person's behaviour.
In West Mercia, I understand that training has been provided to key staff on Autism and Asperger Syndrome Disorders (ASD), by Autism
West Midlands. This covers strategies for working effectively with people suffering from ASD, paying particular attention to the
implications for policing.
The Codes of Practice under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) provide guidance for custody officers on dealings with
mentally vulnerable detainees and, other than in exceptional circumstances, an appropriate adult (someone experienced in dealing
with mentally disordered or mentally vulnerable people) must be called whenever there is any doubt about a detainee's mental
capacity
If there is any concern that a person may be suffering from an underlying physical or mental illness, the police should act urgently
in calling an appropriate health care professional for advice.
As for decisions whether or not to bring charges, I understand that the Code for Crown Prosecutors specifically lists the
desirability of diverting a defendant who is suffering from significant mental or physical ill health among the relevant
considerations. However, this has to be balanced against the need to safeguard the general public. Each case has to be reviewed on
its own facts by the Prosecutor applying the general principles laid down in the Code.
In relation to offences under Section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986, Home Office Circular 17/2004 provides guidance to Chief
Officers to inform local protocols between the police and health services on dealings with people who may have mental health
problems, including learning disabilities.
Subjects
Codes of practice; Autism; Learning disability; Drunkenness; Mental capacity; Public order offences; Asperger's syndrome
Date
8 September 2004
Reference
424 c1254-5W;424 c1262-3W; 186921
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the percentage of fraud crimes perpetrated against elderly people in England and Wales in each of the last five years. - Including fact that statistics on fraud and forgery offences are published annually in...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the percentage of fraud crimes perpetrated against elderly people in England and Wales in each of the last five years. - Including fact that statistics on fraud and forgery offences are published annually in...
Asked by
Bill Wiggin
(Conservative)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
4 July 2004
For answer on
20 July 2004
Answered on
20 July 2004
Mr. Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the percentage of fraud crimes
perpetrated against elderly people in England and Wales in each of the last five years. [185215]
Ms Blears: No estimates have been made of fraud crime against the elderly. Statistics on fraud and forgery offences recorded by the
police in England and Wales are published annually in "Crime in England and Wales". The latest volume covering 2003-04 is due to be
published on 22 July.
Subjects
Fraud; Older people; Victims
Date
20 July 2004
Reference
424 c220W; 185215
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers, (b) special constables and (c) community support officers there were in Wales broken down by (i) police force, (ii) constituency and (iii) local authority area for each year since 1997. - Inc table.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers, (b) special constables and (c) community support officers there were in Wales broken down by (i) police force, (ii) constituency and (iii) local authority area for each year since 1997. - Inc table.
Asked by
Bill Wiggin
(Conservative)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 January 2004
For answer on
9 February 2004
Answered on
9 February 2004
Mr. Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) police officers, (b) special constables
and (c) community support officers there were in Wales broken down by (i) police force, (ii) constituency and (iii) local
authority area for each year since 1997. [151735]
Ms Blears: The tables give the number of police officers and special constables from 1997 to 2003 for each police force area in
Wales. Data on Community Support Officers and for territorial areas within police forces were collected for the first time in 2003
by the Research Development and Statistics Directorate. Figures are not available by constituency or local authority area but are
available by police force basic command unit (BCU). A table of BCUs in Wales giving police strength for 2002 (collected by Her
Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary) and 2003 is included.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
March 1997 March 1998 March 1999 March 2000 March 2001 March 2002 March 2003 2
Police Officer Strength 1
Dyfed-Powys 1,005 1,002 1,026 1,040 1,055 1,132 1,149
Gwent 1,243 1,233 1,247 1,264 1,274 1,333 1,341
North Wales 1,369 1,396 1,391 1,403 1,444 1,506 1,539
South Wales 2,976 2,986 2,981 2,926 3,154 3,222 3,239
Total 6,592 6,617 6,646 6,632 6,927 7,194 7,268
Special Constables 1
Dyfed-Powys 283 254 237 202 191 157 152
Gwent 157 119 113 119 137 142 130
North Wales 341 358 400 247 207 125 133
South Wales 361 366 338 267 254 277 173
Total 1,142 1,097 1,088 835 789 701 588
Community Support Officers
1
Dyfed-Powys 0
Gwent 30
North Wales 0
South Wales 0
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
1 Full time equivalents 2 Comparable strength (previously published figures exclude officers on career breaks and maternity leave
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
March 2002 March 2003
Police Force Area Basic Command Units Police officer strength Police officer strength
Dyfed-Powys Carmarthenshire 334 331
Dyfed-Powys Ceredigion 151 153
Dyfed-Powys Pembrokeshire 234 234
Dyfed-Powys Powys 254 274
Gwent Blaenau Gwent 279 131
Gwent Caerphilly 283 321
Gwent Newport 295 282
Gwent Torfaen and Monmouthshire 223 282
North Wales Central 339 404
North Wales Eastern 397 437
North Wales Western 345 380
South Wales Bridgend 235 254
South Wales Cardiff 651 805
South Wales Merthyr Tydfil 142 144
South Wales Neath and Port Talbot 241 232
South Wales Rhondda Cynon Taff 363 381
South Wales Swansea 464 500
South Wales Vale of Glamorgan 195 220
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Subjects
Police; Police community support officers; Wales; Special constables
Date
9 February 2004
Reference
417 c1270-2W; 151735
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) arrests, (b) people charged, (c) cautions issued and (d) convictions there were in Wales, broken down by (i) police force, (ii) constituency and (iii) local authority area in each year since 1997. - Inc table.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) arrests, (b) people charged, (c) cautions issued and (d) convictions there were in Wales, broken down by (i) police force, (ii) constituency and (iii) local authority area in each year since 1997. - Inc table.
Asked by
Bill Wiggin
(Conservative)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 January 2004
For answer on
5 February 2004
Answered on
5 February 2004
Mr. Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) arrests, (b) people charged,
(c) cautions issued and (d) convictions there were in Wales, broken down by (i) police force, (ii) constituency and
(iii) local authority area in each year since 1997. [151732]
Ms Blears: The available information, relating to persons arrested in Wales, by police force area, is contained in Table A. It is
limited to arrests for notifiable offences and relates to the financial years, 1999-2000 to 2002-03.
The number of persons cautioned, proceeded against at the magistrates courts (numbers of persons charged are not held centrally) and
found guilty at all courts for all offences, in Wales, by police force area, 1997 to 2002 is contained in Table B.
Statistics on cautions and court proceedings for 2003 will be published in the Autumn.
Table A: Persons arrested for notifiable offences recorded by the police, by police force area, Wales, 1999-2000 to 2002-03
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Police force area 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03
Dyfed-Powys 14,057 13,036 12,217 13,219
Gwent 27,829 24,642 20,757 14,753
North Wales 12,653 14,843 14,928 17,214
South Wales n/a 34,838 36,295 37,216
Wales 188,300 87,359 84,197 82,402
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
1 Estimated. n/a = not available
Table B: Number of persons cautioned, proceeded against at the magistrates' courts and found guilty at all courts for all offences,
by police force area, Wales 1997 to 2002 1
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Year/police force area Cautioned Proceeded against Found guilty
1997
Dyfed-Powys 3,109 18,538 13,464
Gwent 5,329 27,038 21,128
North Wales 3,074 22,051 16,372
South Wales 6,868 59,389 42,613
Total 18,380 127,016 93,577
1998
Dyfed-Powys 3,452 18,839 14,066
Gwent 5,780 29,648 23,712
North Wales 3,544 21,515 16,829
South Wales 6,339 63,457 45,429
Total 19,115 133,459 100,036
1999
Dyfed-Powys 3,313 18,790 13,695
Gwent 5,502 29,053 23,271
North Wales 3,619 20,617 16,053
South Wales 5,852 57,881 41,658
Total 18,286 126,341 94,677
2000
Dyfed-Powys 3,185 18,186 13,241
Gwent 4,529 27,365 21,406
North Wales 3,124 21,446 17,649
South Wales 5,399 57,478 41,649
Total 16,237 124,475 93,302
2001
Dyfed-Powys 3,495 16,374 11,908
Gwent 4,258 26,158 20,131
North Wales 3,120 21,199 16,398
South Wales 4,826 53,042 37,720
Total 15,699 116,773 86,157
2002
Dyfed-Powys 3,761 17,572 12,796
Gwent 3,803 25,523 20,218
North Wales 3,558 25,166 19,471
South Wales 3,680 57,282 40,513
Total 14,802 125,543 92,998
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
1 These data are on the principal offence basis
Subjects
Crime; Arrests; Convictions; Prosecutions; Wales
Date
5 February 2004
Reference
151732; 417 c1039-40W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) recorded burglaries, (b) recorded thefts from or of a vehicle, (c) recorded violent crimes, (d) recorded crimes involving the use of firearms, (e) recorded drug offences and (f) crimes there were in Wales, broken down by (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) recorded burglaries, (b) recorded thefts from or of a vehicle, (c) recorded violent crimes, (d) recorded crimes involving the use of firearms, (e) recorded drug offences and (f) crimes there were in Wales, broken down by (i)...
Asked by
Bill Wiggin
(Conservative)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 January 2004
For answer on
4 February 2004
Answered on
4 February 2004
Mr. Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many (a) recorded burglaries, (b) recorded
thefts from or of a vehicle, (c) recorded violent crimes, (d) recorded crimes involving the use of firearms,
(e) recorded drug offences and (f) crimes there were in Wales, broken down by (i) police force, (ii) constituency and
(iii) local authority area for each year since 1997; [151734]
(2) if he will list the crime clear-up rate in Wales, broken down by (a) police force, (b) constituency and
(c) local authority area for each year since 1997. [151736]
Ms Blears: The available information is given in the tables.
Recorded crime statistics are not broken down by constituency areas. However, they are available at Crime and Disorder Reduction
Partnership (CDRP) level. CDRPs were set up under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, with data available from 1999-2000. CDRPs broadly
equate to local authority areas and include representatives from police, health, probation and other local agencies and provide
strategies for reducing crime in the area. Recorded crime figures are available at CDRP level for six key offences only; violence
against the person, sexual offences, robbery, burglary in a dwelling, theft of a motor vehicle, and theft from a vehicle.
There was a change of counting rules for recorded crime on 1 April 1998, which had the effect of increasing the number of
crimes counted. Numbers of offences for years before and after this date are therefore not directly comparable.
The National Crime Recording Standard (NCRS) was introduced across England and Wales in April 2002. Broadly, the NCRS had the effect
of increasing the number of crimes recorded by the police. Therefore, following the introduction of the Standard, numbers of
recorded crimes are not comparable with previous years. Total detection rates (percentages) in Wales, for 1997 to 2002-03, are given
in the table.
Percentage
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Force 1997 1998-991 1999-20002 2000-01 2001-023 2002-033
Dyfed Powys 61 69 65 63 64 68
Gwent 51 55 53 57 55 48
North Wales 34 43 36 31 28 29
South Wales 36 39 31 32 33 29
Wales total 41 46 40 41 39 36
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1 Percentage detected using the expanded coverage and revised counting rules which came into effect on 1 April 1998. 2
Revised Home Office instructions, which clarified the recording of detections, were introduced on 1 April 1999. These
instructions provided more precise and rigorous criteria for securing a detection, with the underlying emphasis on the successful
result of a police investigation. As a result of the revised detections guidance (in which some previous methods of detection were
no longer counted), the numbers of crimes detected, and figures derived from them, will have been affected. 3 Detection figures may
also have been affected by the principles of the National Crime Recording Standard (NCRS), with the exception of Gwent in 2001-02.
Overall detection rates are not available for CDRP areas.
Table 1
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Offence 1997 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03
Crime recorded by the police in Wales1,2,5
All burglary 46,445 41,941 36,764 32,883 32,248 36,848
Theft of and from 59,785 56,161 51,864 43,652 42,662 48,879
vehicles
Violent crime3 20,071 34,770 40,580 40,822 39,274 56,561
Firearms offences 594 591 712 614 6106 6161
Drug offences4 1,526 9,749 8,520 8,351 9,425 10,268
All crime 236,936 261,994 255,487 238,449 241,765 294,846
Crime recorded by the police in Dyfed Powys1,2,5
All burglary 2,590 2,615 2,072 1,978 2,122 2,104
Theft of and from 2,372 2,480 2,203 2,120 2,052 2,028
vehicles
Violent crime3 2,503 5,039 5,839 5,751 5,844 6,531
Firearms offences 61 60 45 68 6 26 6 17
Drug offences4 374 2,483 2,030 1,690 2,407 2,978
All crime 18,098 24,588 23,709 22,878 24,003 25,104
Crime recorded by the police in Gwent1,2,5
All burglary 9,154 8,416 7,656 6,905 6,172 7,586
Theft of and from 9,649 9,746 9,107 8,109 7,019 8,332
vehicles
Violent crime3 6,139 11,980 14,493 14,682 9,837 15,835
Firearms offences 129 215 248 197 618 652
Drug offences4 389 2,447 2,214 2,196 1,729 1,585
All crime 47,268 58,738 60,132 56,728 46,938 61,237
Crime recorded by the police in North Wales1,2,5
All burglary 7,554 7,226 6,892 7,246 7,405 8,543
Theft of and from 7,911 7,254 7,501 7,186 7,710 8,096
vehicles
Violent crime3 3,167 5,164 6,258 5,927 8,049 12,268
Firearms offences 109 94 104 74 66 618
Drug offences4 238 1,885 1,586 1,427 1,382 1,833
All crime 40,684 43,848 44,606 47,712 54,116 65,133
Crime recorded by the police in South Wales1,2,5
All burglary 27,147 23,684 20,144 16,754 16,549 18,615
Theft of and from 39,853 36,681 33,053 26,237 25,881 30,423
vehicles
Violent crime3 8,262 12,587 13,990 14,262 15,544 21,927
Firearms offences 295 222 315 275 656 674
Drug offences4 525 2,934 2,690 3,038 3,907 3,872
All crime 130,886 134,820 127,040 111,131 116,708 143,372
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1 Crimes were recorded on a calendar year basis until 1997, and on a financial year basis thereafter. 2 The number of crimes
recorded in that financial year using the expanded offence coverage and revised counting rules which came into effect on
1 April 1998. These changes had the general effect of increasing the number of crimes counted. Therefore, numbers of recorded
crimes for this year are not directly comparable with previous years. 3 Violent crime comprises offences of violence against the
person, sexual offences and robbery. 4 Up to 1997, the only drug offence recorded was Trafficking in controlled drugs'. From
1998-99, the offences of `Possession of controlled drugs' and `Other drug offences', were added to the series. 5 Three of the Wales
forces implemented the principles of the National Crime Recording Standard (NCRS) prior to the official introduction on
1 April 2002; North Wales in October 2001, and both Dyfed Powys and South Wales in January 2002. Gwent introduced the
Standard in April 2002. Broadly, the NCRS had the effect of increasing the number of crimes recorded by the police, with violent
crime in particular being affected. Therefore, following the introduction of the Standard, numbers of recorded crimes are not
comparable with previous years. 6 The figures given for 2001-02 and 2002-03 are based on numbers of firearms offences recorded which
exclude air weapons. The previous years figures include air weapons offences. Therefore, the figures for 2001-02 and 2002-03 are not
comparable with previous years figures.
Table 2: Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRPs) in Wales from April 1999 to March 2003: numbers recorded for six key
offences
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Violence against the person Sexual offences
CDRP 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03
Dyfed-Powys
Carmarthenshire 2,275 2,243 2,455 2,523 115 108 130 100
Ceredigion 783 719 723 938 45 56 29 58
Pembroke 1,201 1,245 1,162 1,340 69 87 79 51
Powys 1,260 1,217 1,177 1,416 63 53 54 65
Gwent
Blaenau Gwent 1,986 2,237 1,672 2,751 96 59 72 62
Caerphilly 4,779 4,959 2,680 4,494 142 153 121 152
Monmouthshire 1,749 1,593 982 1,455 54 64 45 58
Newport 3,459 3,217 2,482 4,248 142 105 117 147
Torfaen 1,801 2,192 1,369 2,072 69 59 82 67
North Wales
Conwy 954 806 1,072 1,872 52 43 59 98
Denbighshire 913 985 1,249 2,232 53 56 70 123
Flintshire 1,200 1,047 1,602 2,106 73 83 96 98
Gwynedd 781 784 1,223 1,738 63 59 65 94
Isle of Anglesey 562 505 656 1,085 46 28 70 41
Wrexham 1,329 1,231 1,541 2,439 86 133 104 101
South Wales
Bridgend 1,419 1,363 1,468 2,003 54 59 47 91
Cardiff 3,983 4,236 4,331 6,175 220 151 183 200
Merthyr Tydfil 593 676 768 1,106 23 27 30 34
Neath Port Talbot 1,199 1,201 1,373 2,082 38 44 37 75
Rhondda Cynon, Taff 1,822 1,992 2,192 3,542 89 80 99 165
Swansea 3,040 2,801 3,038 3,936 79 96 77 94
The Vale of Glamorgan 834 981 1,238 1,582 78 95 68 58
Robbery Burglary dwelling
CDRP 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03
Dyfed-Powys
Carmarthenshire 17 8 11 14 282 284 322 266
Ceredigion 5 3 4 8 111 97 88 87
Pembroke 3 9 6 11 175 180 169 164
Powys 3 35 7 128 146 135 149
Gwent
Blaenau Gwent 15 14 18 10 524 420 283 372
Caerphilly 42 45 35 51 874 704 743 878
Monmouthshire 25 11 6 12 243 210 243 332
Newport 111 149 137 230 1,137 894 987 1,084
Torfaen 23 25 19 26 370 352 306 335
North Wales
Conwy 24 30 16 26 415 439 575 558
Denbighshire 30 32 42 66 464 462 462 672
Flintshire 44 38 47 41 352 423 453 620
Gwynedd 8 5 27 24 250 273 229 336
Isle of Anglesey 8 13 10 18 175 149 107 218
Wrexham 32 45 52 49 563 432 579 823
South Wales
Bridgend 18 20 41 28 662 485 500 659
Cardiff 262 198 318 421 2,821 2,197 2,209 2,792
Merthyr Tydfil 27 19 22 17 403 345 309 292
Neath Port Talbot 17 24 28 35 711 554 660 763
Rhondda Cynon, Taff 44 39 42 74 1,465 1,256 1,188 1,360
Swansea 100 118 108 153 1,517 1,296 1,483 1,552
The Vale of Glamorgan 51 42 36 56 804 552 496 642
Theft of a motor vehicle Theft from a vehicle
CDRP 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03
Dyfed-Powys
Carmarthenshire 475 468 476 466 524 486 551 432
Ceredigion 82 75 72 59 134 102 150 103
Pembroke 134 133 119 143 308 312 264 315
Powys 177 185 174 165 369 359 244 345
Gwent
Blaenau Gwent 562 468 404 424 828 679 447 582
Caerphilly 1,191 907 783 894 1,551 1,257 1,185 1,400
Monmouthshire 306 255 242 262 747 588 472 629
Newport 958 1,060 849 1,008 1,787 1,801 1,699 1,781
Torfaen 376 384 332 458 801 710 606 894
North Wales
Conwy 255 233 270 255 790 713 711 791
Denbighshire 414 341 345 411 701 975 1,026 1,058
Flintshire 521 474 433 509 997 1,112 1,154 1,206
Gwynedd 203 166 193 214 915 680 728 793
Isle of Anglesey 129 136 104 132 331 282 375 401
Wrexham 788 553 601 566 1,457 1,521 1,717 1,757
South Wales
Bridgend 1,471 1,047 925 890 1,404 927 1,029 1,264
Cardiff 4,123 2,807 3,111 3,180 6,697 5,159 5,319 7,818
Merthyr Tydfil 781 769 825 779 904 670 785 748
Neath Port Talbot 1,934 1,342 1,206 1,150 1,262 878 913 1,133
Rhondda Cynon, Taff 2,177 1,778 1,491 1,921 1,796 1,552 1,447 1,865
Swansea 4,300 3,548 3,347 3,243 3,549 3,747 3,587 4,433
The Vale of Glamorgan 1,064 728 652 681 1,591 1,285 1,244 1,318
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Note: Three of the Wales forces implemented the principles of the National Crime Recording Standard (NCRS) prior to the official
introduction on 1 April 2002; North Wales in October 2001, and both Dyfed Powys and South Wales in January 2002. Gwent
introduced the Standard in April 2002. Broadly, the NCRS had the effect of increasing the number of crimes recorded by the police,
with violent crime in particular being affected. Therefore, following the introduction of the Standard, numbers of recorded crimes
are not comparable with previous years.
Subjects
Crime; Crimes of violence; Burglary; Firearms; Drugs; Police; Wales; Theft; Taking and driving away; Detection rates
Date
4 February 2004
Reference
417 c987-94W; 151734;151736
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, why statistics on crime in Wales are not separated from statistics for England. - Including ref to Digest of Welsh Statistics 2003 on Assembly website at http://www.wales.gov.uk/keypubstatisticsforwales/content/pub lication.htm and www.wales.gov.uk/keypubstatisticforwales/topicindex/topics.h tm under Crime and Home Office Statistical Bulletin 7/03, Crime...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, why statistics on crime in Wales are not separated from statistics for England. - Including ref to Digest of Welsh Statistics 2003 on Assembly website at http://www.wales.gov.uk/keypubstatisticsforwales/content/pub lication.htm and www.wales.gov.uk/keypubstatisticforwales/topicindex/topics.h tm under Crime and Home Office Statistical Bulletin 7/03, Crime...
Asked by
Bill Wiggin
(Conservative)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
20 January 2004
For answer on
3 February 2004
Answered on
3 February 2004
Mr. Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department why statistics on crime in Wales are not separated from
statistics for England. [150463]
Ms Blears: Statistics on crime in Wales are published separately in a number of publications. For example, the "Digest of Welsh
Statistics 2003", published by the National Assembly for Wales, contains a chapter on crime and justice statistics. This can be
found on the Welsh Assembly website at http://www.wales.gov.uk/ keypubstatisticsforwales/content/publication.htm. A range of other
statistics are available through the Welsh Assembly website at http://www.wales.gov.uk/
keypubstatisticsforwales/topicindex/topics.htm under "Crime".
The Home Office Statistical Bulletin 7/03, "Crime in England and Wales 2002/2003" includes breakdowns of statistics for Wales, and
for police forces within Wales, along with equivalent figures for English regions. These statistics include the number of recorded
offences broken down by offence group, with offences per 1,000 population given for these figures. Victimisation rates are also
given, as well as overall detection rates over time for Wales, methods of detection in 2002-03, and rates of detection for each main
offence group in 2002-03. There are also breakdowns of violent crime offences, burglary and vehicle crime offences by police force
area. In the internet publication, a separate chapter contains a summary for Wales of the main findings from crime statistics and
British Crime Survey and this is available at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs2/wales.pdf.
Supplementary Volume 2 to "Crime in England and Wales 2002/2003", which deals with public attitudes to crime, disorder and the
criminal justice system, was published on 22 January. It includes figures for Wales, as well as English regions, concerning
confidence in the criminal justice system, confidence in the police, perceptions of crime, and worry about crime.
Subjects
Crime; Crimes of violence; Cars; Burglary; Statistics; Wales
Date
3 February 2004
Reference
417 c788-9W;417 c789W; 150463
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he last received a report on policing in North Wales from the Chief Constable of North Wales Police.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he last received a report on policing in North Wales from the Chief Constable of North Wales Police.
Asked by
Bill Wiggin
(Conservative)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
20 January 2004
For answer on
3 February 2004
Answered on
3 February 2004
Mr. Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he last received a report on policing in North Wales from the
Chief Constable of North Wales police. [150468]
Ms Blears: The Chief Constable of North Wales incorporated his annual report for 2002-03 into the North Wales police "Policing Our
Communities 2003-2004" publication which was sent to my right hon. Friend, the Home Secretary in July 2003. This document can be
found at www.north-wales.police.uk.
Subjects
Police; Wales; North Wales; North Wales Police
Date
3 February 2004
Reference
417 c803W;417 c804W; 150468
House
House of Commons