The line graph compares three different types of crime in England and Wales from 1970 to 2005.
Overall, it is evident that car theft was consistently the most prevalent crime throughout this period. It experienced a significant increase for over two decades, peaking in 1995 before declining. In contrast, street robbery remained the least frequent crime, while house burglary exhibited a generally fluctuating trend but showed a moderate increase before a slight decline.
In terms of car theft and house burglary, both crimes initially had low figures, falling below one million in the first year. By 1980, car theft accounted for 0.8 million offenses, while house burglary reached 0.6 million crimes, with both continuing to rise. Over the subsequent years, car theft steadily increased, reaching one million by 1990, whereas house burglary experienced minimal growth. In 1995, car theft recorded the highest figure of approximately 1.6 million offenses, while house burglary showed little change. In the following years, both crimes experienced a significant decline, with car theft dropping to one million and house burglary decreasing to around half a million offenses.
Street robbery remained relatively stable over the two decades, consistently showing the lowest figures until 1995. It then saw a slight increase to 0.2 million offenses in 2000, maintaining this level unchanged until the end of the period.