The line graph compares crime rates across three categories, namely car theft, house burglary and street robbery in England and Wales over a 35-year period.
Overall, car theft and house burglary, despite experiencing steady growth initially, both ended the period with a decline between 1995 and 2005. In contrast, street robbery remained stagnant for the first two decades and was the least common crime throughout the period.
In 1970, car theft rates stood at 0.40 million, after which the figure soared to reach its peak at 1.60 million in 1995. Following this, its figure declined considerably to 1 million in 2005, though still being the highest among other crime types. Similarly, house burglary saw a rapid increase to 0.60 million in 1980 and after that its figure fluctuated between 0.60 and 0.70 million, before decreasing to 0.50 million in 2005.
By contrast, the rate of street robbery was significantly lower compared to that of those two crimes. Having started at around 0.02 million in 1970, it remained virtually unchanged over the next two decades before finishing the period with a modest increase to 0.20 million in 2005.