The line graph illustrates the proportion of different types of crimes in England and Wales between 1970 to 2015.
Overall, there was an increase in the number of car theft and house burglary, while a leveling off was seen in the number of street robbery. In addition, car theft consistently had the highest figures despite a drop in the latter years of the period.
The number of car thefts was 0,4% in 1970, after which it experienced a dramatic rise to reach a peak of 1,4% in 1985. A similar change, but to a lesser extent, can be seen in the figure for house burglary, which grew from roughly 0,3% to around 0,55 by 1985. Meanwhile, the number of street robbery fluctuated in the range of 3,3% between 1970 and 1985.
Around 12% of car theft happened in England and whales, with a subsequent progressive decrease and a final drop to 0,8% in 2000. Similarly, the figure for house burglary continued to rise, reaching 0,6% in 1990, before declining to 0,4% in 2000. Finally, the figure for street robbery leveled off at about 0,3% toward the end of the period.