Crime in England and Wales 2010/11: Data tables for Wales

The data tables for Wales are published alongside the annual Crime in England and Wales 2010/11. For explanatory notes on these statistics see the User Guide to Home Office Crime Statistics. Data tables shown in this workbook relate to both police recorded crime and the British Crime Survey (BCS). Crime datasets containing recorded crime figures for police force areas and local authorities are available on the Home Office website. The tables contained in this file comprise: Table 1 Recorded crime by offence group, rates and percentage change, by police force area Table 2 Incidents of crime and victimisation rates, by police force area Table 3 Incidents of personal crime and victimisation rates, by police force area Table 4 Burglary, vehicle-related theft and all BCS violence, by police force area Table 5 Perceptions of anti-social behaviour, by police force area Table 6 Fairness and effectiveness of the criminal justice system, by police force area Table 7 Attitudes to local police, by police force area Table 8 Attitudes to local police working in partnership, by police force area Table 9 Knife and sharp instrument offences recorded by the police for selected offences, 2009/10 and 2010/11

For further information about the British Crime Survey and police recorded crime statistics, please email crimestats@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk or write to:Home Office Statistics, 5th Floor, Peel Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF Home Office Responsible Statistician David Blunt, Chief Statistician and Head of Profession for Statistics Contact via crimestats@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk

Guidance on BCS Tables

As part of the annual review of questions asked in the BCS, from April 2011 the number of respondents asked questions about their perceptions of problems in the local area will be reduced (from a full sample to a half sample*) to allow for new questions on anti-social behaviour. This reduction in sample size means that estimates for these questions (and the composite measure of high levels of perceived anti-social behaviour) will no longer be available at police force area level after July 2011. In addition, the question 'how much would agree or disagree that the police and local council seek people's views about the anti-social behaviour and crime issues that matter in this area' will no longer be asked and will not be available after July 2011.

Fairness and effectiveness of the criminal justice system These measures are based on the proportion of BCS respondents who answer 'very confident' or 'fairly confident' to the questions: How confident are you that the criminal justice system as a whole is fair and How confident are you that the criminal justice system as a whole is effective. See Section 6.6 of the User Guide for more details.

High level of perceived anti-social behaviour This measure is based on the proportion of BCS respondents reporting a high level of perceived anti-social behaviour (ASB) based on responses to seven individual antisocial behaviour questions. See Section 6.3 of the User Guide for more details. Drug use or dealing problem in area The measure of perceptions of drug use or dealing is based on the proportion of BCS respondents who perceive people using or dealing drugs to be a fairly or very big problem in their local area. This question is one of the seven individual anti-social behaviour questions that make up the overall measure of anti-social behaviour.

Drunk or rowdy behaviour problem in area The measure of perceptions of drunk or rowdy behaviour is based on the proportion of BCS respondents who perceive people being drunk or rowdy in public places to be a fairly or very big problem in their local area. This question is one of the seven individual anti-social behaviour questions that make up the overall measure of anti-social behaviour. Ratings of the local police This measure is based on the proportion of BCS respondents who answer excellent or good to the question: Taking everything into account, how good a job do you think the police in this area are doing. Police deal with local concerns This measure is based on the proportion of BCS respondents who answer strongly agree or tend to agree to the question: They (the police in this area) are dealing with the things that matter to people in this community. Police and local councils are dealing with issues This measure is based on the proportion of BCS respondents who answer strongly agree or tend to agree to the question: The police and local council are dealing with the anti-social behaviour and crime issues that matter in this area. Police and local councils seek people's views This measure is based on the proportion of BCS respondents who answer strongly agree or tend to agree to the question: The police and local council seek people's views about the anti-social behaviour and crime issues that matter in this area . Statistical significance In these tables, ** denotes statistical difference in comparison with England and Wales, while **/ denotes statistically significant change from the year to March 2010 to the year to March 2011. BCS incidents are geographically located in the area where the respondent lives rather than at the precise location of the incident.

Table 1 Recorded crime by offence group, rates and percentage change, by police force area1,2,3 England and Wales, 2010/11 Recorded crime Recorded crime rates per 1,000 population Violence Offences Other theft Criminal Burglary against the against offences6 damage person vehicles5 14 8 7 10 4 3 15 12 11 16 7 4 15 8 9 15 10 8 15 10 8 % change 2009/10 to 2010/11 -9 -5 -21 0 3 -13 -12 -6 -20 -12 5 -16 -8 -9 -24 -6 -3 -8 -6 -3 -9 16 9 18 14 19 19 20 3 -2 3 0 5 4 4 14 9 16 14 15 13 13 -15 -11 -19 -8 -17 -13 -13

Total recorded Total crime4 recorded (number) crime (rates) Wales Dyfed-Powys Gwent North Wales South Wales England ENGLAND AND WALES7 Wales Dyfed-Powys Gwent North Wales South Wales England ENGLAND AND WALES7 202,974 21,727 45,593 41,865 93,789 3,888,797 4,150,097 202,974 21,727 45,593 41,865 93,789 3,888,797 4,150,097 68 43 81 62 75 75 76 -8 -3 -10 -7 -9 -4 -4

1. The listed recorded crime offences are a selection of the main offence groups. For more detail on what offences are contained under these groupings, see the Reco

2. The population figures used are the mid-2009 population estimates provided by the Office for National Statistics and are consistent with those used in Crime in Eng 3. Numbers will be affected by the size of the resident population relative to the transient or visiting populations and may therefore overrepresent the number of crimes relative to the real population of potential victims. 4. Total recorded crime offences include: violence against the person, sexual offences, robbery, burglary, offences against vehicles, other theft offences, fraud and forgery, drug offences, criminal damage and other offences. 5. Offences against vehicles includes: theft of a motor vehicle, theft from a vehicle, aggravated vehicle taking and interfering with a motor vehicle. 6. See the Recorded crime list in Appendix 2 of the User Guide for the list of offences included in 'Other theft offences'. 7. The England and Wales total row includes offences recorded by the British Transport Police (BTP). However, BTP figures are not included in the rest of the table.

Table 2 Incidents of crime and victimisation rates, by police force area Percentages, numbers and rates per 10,000 population % victim at least once Statistically significantly different from England and Wales1 ** ** ** 5,592 5,859 Statistically significant change, 2009/10 to 2010/111 BCS household crime Number Rate of incidents per 10,000 (thousands)2 households England and Wales, 2010/11 BCS Statistically significantly different from England and Wales1 ** ** ** Statistically significant change, 2009/10 to 2010/111 Unweighted base

Wales Dyfed-Powys Gwent North Wales South Wales England ENGLAND AND WALES

13 7 19 10 15 16 16

266

2,013 1,142 3,080 1,401 2,194 2,524 2,496

3,931 883 1,069 1,011 968 42,797 46,728

1. '**' denotes statistically significantly different in comparison with England and Wales while '**/' denotes statistically significant change from 2009/10 to 2010/11. 2. Numbers of incidents at a regional level will not sum to the total for England and Wales. This is due to differences in the population and household estimates used to calculate the numbers of crimes. See Section 8.3 of the User Guide for more information.

Table 3 Incidents of personal crime and victimisation rates, by police force area Percentages, numbers and rates per 10,000 population % victim at least once Statistically significantly different from England and Wales1 ** ** ** 3,614 3,759 Statistically significant change, 2009/10 to 2010/111 BCS personal crime Number of Rate per incidents 10,000 adults (thousands)2 England and Wales, 2010/11 BCS Statistically significantly different from England and Wales1 ** ** ** Statistically significant change, 2009/10 to 2010/111 Unweighted base

Wales Dyfed-Powys Gwent North Wales South Wales England ENGLAND AND WALES

4 3 6 4 4 6 6

145

588 279 817 476 657 851 837

3,932 883 1,070 1,011 968 42,822 46,754

1. '**' denotes statistically significantly different in comparison with England and Wales while '**/' denotes statistically significant change from 2009/10 to 2010/11. 2. Numbers of incidents at a regional level will not sum to the total for England and Wales. This is due to differences in the population and household estimates used to calculate the numbers of crimes. See Section 8.3 of the User Guide for more information.

Table 4 Burglary, vehicle-related theft and all BCS violence, by police force area Rates per 10,000 population of adults or households All burglary1 Rate Statistically per 10,000 significantly households different from England and Wales2 Wales Dyfed-Powys Gwent North Wales South Wales England ENGLAND AND WALES 203 172 366 197 141 324 317 ** ** England and Wales, 2010/11 BCS All BCS violence1 Rate Statistically Statistically Unweighted per 10,000 significantly significant base3 adults different from change, England and 2009/10 to Wales2 2010/112 348 152 489 305 379 499 490 ** ** 3,931 883 1,069 1,011 968 42,797 46,728

Statistically significant change, 2009/10 to 2010/112 **

Vehicle-related theft1 Rate Statistically Statistically per 10,000 significantly significant households different from change, England and 2009/10 to Wales2 2010/112 460 149 840 214 541 509 506 ** ** **

** **

1. BCS figures at police force area level are given only for main offence types due to the variability of specific offence figures at this level. 2. '**' denotes statistically significantly different in comparison with England and Wales while '**/' denotes statistically significant change from 2009/10 to 2010/11. 3. Unweighted base shown for burglary - other bases will be similar.

Table 5 Perceptions of anti-social behaviour, by police force area Percentages High level of perceived anti-social behaviour1 % Statistically significantly different from England and Wales3 ** ** ** ** ** ** Statistically significant change, 2009/10 to 2010/113 Drug use or dealing problem in area2 % very/fairly big problem Statistically significantly different from England and Wales3 ** ** ** ** Statistically significant change, 2009/10 to 2010/113 England and Wales, 2010/11 BCS Drunk or rowdy behaviour problem in area2 % very/fairly big problem Statistically significantly different from England and Wales3 ** ** Statistically significant change, 2009/10 to 2010/113 Unweighted base4

Wales Dyfed-Powys Gwent North Wales South Wales England ENGLAND AND WALES

17 6 20 10 24 14 14

33 17 34 27 41 25 26

27 15 28 22 35 24 24

**

3,781 855 1,030 971 925 40,465 44,246

1. This measure is derived from responses to the seven individual anti-social behaviour strands as described in Section 6.2 of the User Guide. 2. Perceptions of drug use/dealing and perceptions of drunk/rowdy behaviour are two of the seven strands that make up the overall measure of perceptions of anti-social behaviour (see Section 6.2 of the User Guide for more information). 3. '**' denotes statistically significantly different in comparison with England and Wales while '**/' denotes statistically significant change from 2009/10 to 2010/11. 4. Unweighted base shown for high level of perceived anti-social behaviour - other bases will be similar.

Table 6 Fairness and effectiveness of the criminal justice system, by police force area Percentages CJS fairness % very/fairly Statistically confident significantly different from England and Wales1 Wales Dyfed-Powys Gwent North Wales South Wales England ENGLAND AND WALES 58 64 54 60 57 61 61 ** ** ** ** ** Statistically significant change, 2009/10 to 2010/111 England and Wales, 2010/11 BCS CJS effectiveness % very/fairly Statistically Statistically Unweighted confident significantly significant base2 different from change, England and 2009/10 to Wales1 2010/111 39 43 35 43 37 43 43 ** ** ** ** ** 3,772 846 1,030 958 938 41,111 44,883

1. '**' denotes statistically significantly different in comparison with England and Wales while '**/' denotes statistically significant change from 2009/10 to 2010/11. 2. Unweighted base shown for CJS fairness - other bases will be similar.

Table 7 Attitudes to local police, by police force area Percentages Rating of local police % saying Statistically Statistically police do significantly significant excellent/good different from change, job England and 2009/10 to 1 Wales 2010/111 Wales Dyfed-Powys Gwent North Wales South Wales England ENGLAND AND WALES 52 61 48 53 51 59 59 ** ** ** ** ** ** England and Wales, 2010/11 BCS Police deal with local concerns % agree Statistically Statistically Unweighted significantly significant base2 different from change, England and 2009/10 to Wales1 2010/111 54 67 54 54 49 58 58 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 3,852 871 1,059 973 949 41,823 45,675

1. '**' denotes statistically significantly different in comparison with England and Wales while '**/' denotes statistically significant change from 2009/10 to 2010/11. 2. Unweighted base shown for rating of local police - other bases will be similar.

Table 8 Attitudes to local police working in partnership, by police force area Percentages Police and local council are dealing with issues % saying strongly agree/ tend to agree Statistically significantly different from England and Wales1 Statistically significant change, 2009/10 to 2010/111 England and Wales, 2010/11 BCS Police and local council seek people's views % saying strongly agree/ tend to agree Statistically significantly different from England and Wales1 Statistically significant change, 2009/10 to 2010/111 Unweighted base2

Wales Dyfed-Powys Gwent North Wales South Wales England ENGLAND AND WALES

46 52 46 46 45 53 52

** ** ** ** ** **

41 45 43 39 40 47 47

** ** ** **

**

3,824 853 1,041 976 954 41,569 45,393

1. '**' denotes statistically significantly different in comparison with England and Wales while '**/' denotes statistically significant change from 2009/10 to 2010/11. 2. Unweighted base shown for police and local council are dealing with issues - other bases will be similar.

Table 9 Knife and sharp instrument offences recorded by the police for selected offences, 2009/10 and 2010/111,2 Numbers and percentages Number of selected offences involving a knife3 England and Wales, Recorded crime % change Proportion of selected compared with offences that involved a knife previous year 2009/10 to 2010/11 -4 33 -24 42 -13 -3 -3 -

2009/10 Wales Dyfed-Powys Gwent North Wales South Wales England (excl. West Midlands)4, 5 England (incl. West Midlands)4 ENGLAND AND WALES (EXCL. WEST MIDLANDS)4,5,6 ENGLAND AND WALES (INCL. WEST MIDLANDS)4,6 765 73 156 97 439 29,352 32,568 30,348 33,564

2010/11 733 97 118 138 380 28,526 31,524 29,482 32,480

2009/10 3 3 2 2 4 6 7 6 6

2010/11 3 4 2 3 4 7 7 6 7

1. Police recorded knife and sharp instrument offences data are submitted via an additional special collection. Proportions of offences involving the use of a knife or sharp instrument presented in this table are calculated based on figures submitted in this special collection. Other offences exist that are not shown in this table that may include the use of a knife or sharp instrument. 2. Selected offences include: attempted murder, threats to kill, actual bodily harm (ABH), grievous bodily harm (GBH), robbery, rape and sexual assaults. ABH and GBH includes wounding or carrying out an act endangering life. Sexual assault includes indecent assault on a male/female and sexual assault on a male/female (all ages). 3. In this table 'offences involving a knife' refers to the use of a knife or sharp instrument. 4. Three police forces include unbroken bottle and glass offences in their returns, which are outside the scope of this special collection. As such, data for these forces are not directly comparable to data for other forces. The three forces are: Surrey, Sussex and British Transport Police.

5. Data are shown excluding West Midlands as West Midlands included unbroken bottle and glass offences in their returns until April 2010 but now exclude these offences in line with other forces (see the Use 6. Includes British Transport Police