BBC News | UK POLITICS | Crime figures: In detail and by area

Violent crime in England and Wales is continuing to rise, according to new Home Office figures, but overall recorded crime has fallen.

Check the table below for a detailed breakdown of the figures and check the map for the overall picture in each police force area.

Recorded crime figures by offence
Offence group	12 months to March 2000	12 months to March 2001	% change
Violence against the person	581,036	600,873	+3.4
Sexual offences	37,792	37,299	-1.3
Robbery	84,277	95,154	+12.9
Total violent crime	703,105	733,326	+4.3
Burglary	906,468	836,027	-7.8
Total theft & handling stolen goods	2,223,620	2,145,372	-3.5
Theft of and from vehicles	1,043,918	968,447	-7.2
Fraud & forgery	334,773	319,324	-4.6
Criminal damage	945,682	960,087	+1.5
Total property crime	4,410,543	4,260,810	-3.4
Drug offences	121,866	113,458	-6.9
Other notifiable offences	65,671	63,237	-3.7
Total all offences	5,301,185	5,170,831	-2.5
Source: Home Office Notifiable offences recorded by the police by offence

1. Devon and Cornwall
2. Avon and Somerset
3. Dorset
4. Wiltshire
5. Hampshire
6. Sussex
7. Kent
8. Surrey
9. City of London
10. Essex
11. Suffolk
12. Norfolk
13. Cambs
14. Hertfordshire
15. Bedfordshire
16. Thames Valley
17. Gloucs
18. Gwent
19. South Wales
20. Dyfed-Powys
21. West Mercia
22. West Midlands
23. Warwickshire
24. Northants
25. Leics
26. Lincolnshire
27. Staffordshire
28. North Wales
29. Cheshire
30. Merseyside
31. Derbyshire
32. South Yorkshire
33. Notts.
34. Humberside
35. West Yorkshire
36. Greater Manchester
37. Lancashire
38. North Yorkshire
39. Cleveland
40. Durham
41. Northumbria
42. Cumbria


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