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Written question asked by Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 June 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 June 2018 (named day). It was answered by Nick Hurd (Conservative) on Monday, 11 June 2018 on behalf of the Home Office.


Shoplifting: Torfaen

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the level of shop theft in Torfaen compared with the constituency average in the last year.

Answer

The Home Office collects recorded crime data for shoplifting from all police forces in England and Wales. These data are published at country, police force area (PFA), and community service partnership (CSP) level.

For the latest year to December 2017, police recorded crime for shoplifting in the most relevant areas were:

Wales: 20,352

Gwent PFA: 3,994

Torfaen CSP: 692


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
150716
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Shoplifting Torfaen
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk