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| Street crime and robbery in England and Wales rose 5% between April and June, official statistics show. | Street crime and robbery in England and Wales rose 5% between April and June, official statistics show. |
| The increase - police recorded 25,300 robberies in the quarter, up from 24,200 last year - comes on the back of an 8% rise in the year to April. | The increase - police recorded 25,300 robberies in the quarter, up from 24,200 last year - comes on the back of an 8% rise in the year to April. |
| But the Home Office said the overall number of reported offences was down 2% in the three-month period with firearms offences down 8% in the year to June. | But the Home Office said the overall number of reported offences was down 2% in the three-month period with firearms offences down 8% in the year to June. |
| It said a separate British Crime Survey indicated crime levels were static. | |
| Falls in the number of assaults in the April to June period meant there was no change in the overall number of recorded offences of violence, which include robbery. | |
| KEY FACTS Estimated 11 million crimes committed during last 12 monthsBCS suggests risk of being a victim of crime is 24%10,627 firearms offences committed in the last year Crime figures in full (139 KB) | |
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| The rise in robbery has been blamed on an increase in the number of young people carrying electronic gadgets such as MP3 players and mobile phones. | |
| Home Office Minister Tony McNulty said: "We have made significant progress on violent crime in recent years and I am encouraged that overall violent crime is stable and police recorded crime has fallen. | |
| "Although recorded robbery has increased, the rate is much slower than in recent quarters and is the result of work we are doing with the police, Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships and the mobile phone industry as well as our advertising campaign warning people to keep their valuables safe. | |
| "But I am not complacent and recognise that more work needs to be done to reverse this trend." |