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Written question asked by Nicholas Winterton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 April 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 April 2007. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Monday, 30 April 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.

Crime: Macclesfield

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the recorded crime figures for the Macclesfield borough in the Cheshire Constabulary East Division were in (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07 according to the classifications (i) all crime, (ii) burglary of a dwelling, (iii) violent crime, (iv) vehicle crime and (v) criminal damage; and what assessment he has made of the trends in these statistics.
Answer

The statistics are not available in the form requested as data for 2006-07 will not be available until 19 July 2007. Statistics for 2005-06 are in the table together with the percentage change from the previous year.

Offences recorded in the Macclesfield crime and disorder reduction partnership area
2005-06 Percentage change from previous year
Total crime 11,719 1.4
Burglary in a dwelling 679 -6.7
Violent crime 2,319 16.6
Vehicle crime 1,750 14.5
Criminal damage 2,692 -8.2

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
134403; 459 c1408-9W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Crime Macclesfield
Link
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