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Click here to sort1998-99In April 1998 the Home Office Counting Rules for Recorded Crime were expanded to include certain additional summary offences and counts became more victim-based (the number of victims was counted rather than the number of offences).<br /><br />Fraud and forgery note: The new counting rules allow the recording of unreported cheque and credit card fraud offences that are discovered by the police in subsequent investigation. In some forces across England and Wales, the change in counting rules coincided with a review of recording practices for cheque and credit card fraud offences. These reviews have resulted in more reported offences being recorded, thus causing increases in recorded offences that are not directly attributable to the new rules.Click here to sort2004-05Click here to sort2005-06Click here to sort2006-07Click here to sort2007-08Click here to sort2008-09
[Collapse]Total recorded crime261,994267,624258,013258,473243,623236,615
Total recorded crime[Expand]Violence against the personViolence against the person is split into ‘Most serious violence against the person’ and ‘Other violence against the person’ offences. ‘Most serious violence against the person’ comprises violent offences where the injury inflicted or intended is life threatening, and offences resulting in death, regardless of intent. ‘Other violence against the person’ includes offences involving less serious injury. It also includes certain offences that involve no physical injury, and some involving serious intent.32,09953,33552,59253,66749,37647,411
[Expand]Sexual offencesSexual offences cover different types of unlawful sexual activity, including rape and sexual assault. Some of the offences do not necessarily involve violence: for example, unlawful sexual intercourse with a person under 16 or with a mental disorder. The range of seriousness is addressed by creating two sub-categories: ‘Most serious sexual crime’ (including rapes, sexual assaults, and sexual activity with children) and ‘Other sexual offences’ (including soliciting, exploitation of prostitution, and other unlawful sexual activity between consenting adults).1,8182,6232,6972,4482,5742,455
[Expand]RobberyAn incident or offence in which force or the threat of force is used either during or immediately prior to a theft or attempted theft. If there is no use or threat of force an offence of theft from the person (which is included in Other theft offences) is recorded.8531,0841,1261,3541,2601,215
[Expand]BurglaryAn offence of burglary is recorded by the police if a person enters any building as a trespasser and with intent to commit an offence of theft, grievous bodily harm or unlawful damage. Burglary does not necessarily involve forced entry; it may be through an open window, or by entering the property under false pretences (e.g. impersonating an official).41,94129,27626,31826,77426,62125,637
[Expand]Offences against vehiclesOffences against vehicles includes offences of aggravated vehicle taking, theft of a motor vehicle, theft from a vehicle and interfering with a motor vehicle (formerly termed interference and tampering).<br /><br />A ‘motor vehicle’ is defined as any mechanically propelled vehicle made, intended or adapted for use on roads...|The data item is not available44,68742,81841,42934,89132,298
[Expand]Other theft offencesTheft offences excluding burglaries and offences against vehicles...|The data item is not available50,52147,77047,14047,35847,607
[Expand]Fraud and forgeryBefore Jan 2007 fraud was defined as dishonestly deceiving to obtain property or a pecuniary advantage. Recorded crime collected: fraud by company director; false accounting; cheque and credit card fraud; other frauds; bankruptcy and insolvency offences; forgery or use of false drug prescription; other forgery and vehicle/driver document fraud.<br /><br />From Jan 2007, fraud is defined as dishonestly making a false representation to obtain property or money for themselves or another. Recorded crime collected: fraud by company director; false accounting; other frauds; failing to disclose information; abuse of position; obtaining services dishonestly; making or supplying articles for use in fraud; possession of articles for use in fraud; bankruptcy and insolvency offences; forgery or use of false drug prescription; other forgery and vehicle/driver document fraud. The counting rules also changed, most cheque and plastic card fraud is now counted per account rather than pe12,0069,2107,4856,4425,6726,587
[Expand]Criminal damageCriminal damage results from any person who without lawful excuse destroys or damages any property belonging to another, intending to destroy or damage any such property or being reckless as to whether any such property would be destroyed or damaged.56,06664,34564,04465,05359,79056,693
[Expand]Drug offencesDrug offences includes trafficking in controlled drugs; possesion of controlled drugs (from 1 April 1998 and which from 1 April 2004 split into two classes, one inclusive of cannabis and one excluding cannabis); and other drug offences (from 1 April 1998).9,7499,1979,49810,52812,70013,326
[Expand]Other offences3,8873,3463,6653,6383,3813,386

Metadata

Police Recorded Crime in Wales, 1980-2009 (Year, Offence, Police force area)

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For the years 1998-99 to 2008-09, the counting year runs from April to March. For 1997 and previous, calendar years are used.

The coverage was extended and counting rules revised from 1998-99. Figures from that date are not directly comparable with those for previous years.

The National Crime Recording Standard was introduced in April 2002. Figures before and after that date are not directly comparable.

Racially aggravated offences were included from 1 April 1999 and religiously aggravated offences were added to the series from 1 April 2002.


Last Updated: July 2009
Added to StatsWales: March 2009
Next Update: No longer updated.
Source: Home Office
Contact: stats.inclusion@wales.gsi.gov.uk


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