The line graph illustrates the proportion of three types of illegal activities including car theft, house burglary, and street robbery in England and Wales between 1970 and 2000.
Overall, car theft and house burglary witnessed an increase over the period, while street robbery remained relatively stable as the least common offense.
Car theft began at 0.4% in 1970 and rose significantly, peaking at 1.4% in 1985. After that, it experienced a gradual decline, dropping to about 0.8% by 2000. Similarly, house burglary increased from 0.3% in 1970 to 0.6% in 1990. The year 2000 witnessed a sharp decline to around 0.4%.
By contrast, street robbery remained relatively stable over the years, fluctuating between 0.1% and 0.2%. Despite minor changes, it was consistently the least reported crime in comparison to the other two.