Crime Reduction - Helping to Reduce Crime in Your Area

Recorded Crime Statistics for the year to March 2001 have been published by the Home Office. The stats show an overall decrease in crime of 2.5%, with significant falls in the levels of vehicle crime and burglary. Violent crime, however, has shown a continued increase albeit at a reduced rate when compared to the last set of statistics for the year to September 2000.

The key findings of the report were as follows:

• 5.2 million offences were recorded in the 12 months to March 2001, down 2.5% per cent on the previous 12 months.

• Violent crime accounted for 14% of all recorded crime. Violence against the person was up 3%, robberies rose 13%, and sexual offences fell by 1%.

• Burglary fell by 8%, including a 9% fall in domestic burglary.

• Thefts of and from vehicles fell by 7%.

• 24% of all crime, including 55% of all violent crimes were detected in the 12 months to March 2001.

The report also includes for the first time a breakdown of reported crime by Crime & Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) and by police Basic Command Unit (BCU), although the Home Office have been keen to stress that these should not be viewed as league tables. This data may be downloaded independently of the whole report, as Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.

• Click here to download a full copy of Recorded Crime Statistics England and Wales 12 Months to March 2001, Home Office Statistical Bulletin 12/01 PDF 448K,  from the Home Office Research, Development & Statistics Website.

• Click here to download the comparative tables of reported crime by CDRP as an Excel Spreadsheet (317K).

• Click here to download the comparative tables of reported crime by BCU as an Excel Spreadsheet (364K).

Also published on the same day were a set of briefings based on the British Crime Survey (BCS) 2000, titled

• Burglary: Practice Messages from the British Crime Survey

• Vehicle Related Thefts: Practice Messages from the British Crime Survey

• Stranger and Acquaintance Violence: Practice Messages from the British Crime Survey

• Anti-social Behaviour and Disorder: Findings from the 2000 British Crime Survey

• Installing Alley-gates: Practical Lessons from Burglary Prevention Projects