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38. Crime*
England and Wales: Crime survey and recorded crime for (a) vehicles (b) domestic burglary
(c) robbery, 1990 to 2006-7

Scotland: recorded crime for (a) vehicles (b) housebreaking in a dwelling* (c) robbery, 1992
to 2005-6

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Northern Ireland:recorded crime for (a) vehicles (b) domestic burglary (c) robbery, 1990 to
2006-7

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Vehicles and burglary since: 1990 1999

Robbery since: 1990 1999

In England and Wales, from the British Crime Survey (BCS), vehicle thefts fell by 56 per
cent and burglary fell by 47 per cent between 1991 and 2006-7. Of the crimes recorded by
the police, vehicle crime fell by 46 per cent, and burglary in dwellings fell by 45 per cent
between 1990 and 2006-7.
The number of robberies recorded by the police increased from 36,195 in 1990 to 84,277
in 1999-2000 and 121,359 in 2001-2. There were then year on year declines until 2004-5,
when 91,010 robberies were recorded. However, in 2005-6, and 2006-7 there were
increases and the figure now stands at 103,370 recorded robberies. However, trends have
been influenced by counting rule changes in 1998 and, from 2002, the introduction of the
National Crime Recording Standard and the inclusion of British Transport Police figures, all
of which have tended to increase the number of crimes recorded.
Recorded burglary increased in Northern Ireland between 1990 and 2006-7 by 4 per cent
(from 1995 burglary included attempted burglary). Recorded vehicle theft and robbery in
Northern Ireland decreased by 45 and 3 per cent respectively over this period.
Differences in legal systems and police recording mean that the recorded crime figures for
Scotland are not directly comparable with recorded crime figures for England and Wales. In
Scotland, recorded vehicle theft decreased by 68 per cent and recorded robbery by 34 per
cent between 1995-6 and 2005-6. Recorded housebreaking in a dwelling fell by 54 per
cent between 1995-6 and 2005-6.

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