Diary May 2010 | security blog

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What burglars steal - and how they get in

And will you meet them?

The latest crime figures broken down

You might think that as the recession hits burglary statistics would rise. In fact, the opposite appears to be the case."A surprise 8% fall in recorded crime in England and Wales has unexpectedly extended the longest sustained drop in the crime rate since the second world war."
But how does that data break down? Well, stats out from the Home Office tell you everything you might ever want to know about burglary. And then some. There's what people steal, how they get into houses, when they do it and how much it's worth. The percentages give you an idea of what is most likey to get stolen, when and by whom. It is an interesting snapshot of the crime figures published yesterday.We've picked out the best of the numbers for you here:

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Data summary

What gets stolen% from BCS 2009/10. Click heading to sort
What?	2003/04		2004/05		2005/06	2006/07	2007/08		2008/09	2009/10
SOURCE: HOME OFFICE
Some items stolen	78		69		71	73	72		70	70
Items stolen
Purse/wallet/money etc	43		43		51	45	44		46	41
Electrical goods/cameras	32		24		24	24	31		36	30
Computer/computer equipment	17		15		18	23	24		29	36
Jewellery	26		23		29	25	25		23	26
Mobile	19		16		16	16	15		19	15
Handbag/briefcase/shopping bag					14	12	9		12	12
CDs/tapes/videos/DVDs	24		22		16	12	13		12	10
Food/toiletries/cigarettes	.		.		4	5	5		8	7
Car keys	4		6		8	5	9		8	9
Other	29		27		11	10	9		8	8
Household items/furniture	.		.		4	1	8		8	10
Clothes	11		9		9	8	7		7	4
House keys	7		8		8	7	8		7	10
Vehicle/vehicle parts	4		5		4	4	7		6	6
Documents	7		6		6	7	7		5	4
Tools/work materials	4		4		4	3	3		3	3
Children's toys/baby items	0		6		2	0	3		2	2
Sports equipment	1		2		0	1	1		2	1
Bicycle/bicycle parts	2		3		1	2	0		1	1
Garden furniture	1		2		1	1	1		0	1
Wheely bin/dustbin	0		0		0	0	0		0	0
When it gets stolen% from BCS 2009/10. Click heading to sort
Time of day		All burglary		Burglary with entry				Attempted burglary
SOURCE: HOME OFFICE
During the week		70		67				75
At the weekend		30		33				25
Morning/Afternoon		41		41				41
Morning		7		9				5
Afternoon		24		23				26
Morning/afternoon (unsure which)		9		8				11
Evening/Night		59		59				59
Evening		27		27				27
Night		26		26				25
Evening/night (unsure which)		7		7				7

Who are the burglars?
Percentages	2002/03	2003/04	2004/05	2005/06	2006/07	2007/08	2008/09	2009/10
SOURCE: HOME OFFICE
Able to say something about offender	40	36	43	43	44	44	45	45
One offender	64	63	65	54	61	64	65	58
Two offender	24	24	23	24	19	20	17	22
Three offender	6	5	4	10	9	7	10	11
Four or more offenders	6	7	8	12	11	9	9	9
Male	87	86	82	83	83	83	89	86
Female	6	8	12	7	7	10	6	7
Both	6	6	6	9	10	8	5	7
Aged under 16	10	9	11	17	9	11	7	9
Aged under 10	.	.	.	.	.	.	0	0
Aged 10-15	.	.	.	.	.	.	6	8
Aged 16 to 24	47	45	44	47	48	44	51	48
Aged 25 to 39	36	42	39	34	28	35	35	36
Aged 40 or older	9	10	10	11	15	16	12	14
Stranger	56	50	48	51	53	45	51	47
Known by sight or to speak to	20	16	19	22	18	22	19	21
Known well	24	33	34	27	29	33	30	31
Are you at home?% from BCS 2009/10. Click heading to sort
All burglary	2002/03	2003/04	2004/05	2005/06	2006/07	2007/08	2008/09	2009/10
SOURCE: HOME OFFICE
Someone at home	51	51	44	56	55	56	59	57
At home and unaware	24	26	56	28	25	26	28	24
At home and aware but did not see offender(s)	5	5	28	6	5	7	5	6
At home and aware and did see offender(s)	22	19	5	22	25	23	25	28
No one at home	49	49	24	44	45	44	41	43

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