Crime statistics released on Thursday showed that burglaries, robberies and personal theft have risen across recession-hit Britain. Skip related content
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Police recorded domestic burglary rose by three percent, robbery by one percent and other burglaries by one percent between April and June, compared to the same period last year.
Robberies rose by one percent overall and those involving knives or sharp instruments also increased by one percent over the same period, official figures showed.
Other evidence from police recorded crime showed that bicycle thefts rose by 22 percent, having been flat the previous two quarters.
Theft from a person rose by five percent in the quarter to June 2009 compared with the previous period.
"Although overall acquisitive crime is falling, we continue to see some upward pressure on burglary, robbery and some theft," Policing and Crime Minister David Hanson said.
Overall crime fell by four percent. Many areas of crime, including fraud, criminal damage, violence, vehicle theft, and firearm offences, fell.
Hanson said: "Today's statistics show that overall recorded crime continues to fall and the British Crime Survey shows risk of being a victim remains historically low."
(Reporting by Peter Millership, Editing by Steve Addison)
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