We know that there is a significant gap between people's perception of crime and actual levels and effects of crime. The survey Youth Insight by Crime Concern and Norwich Union shows that four in five of the 600 or so young people interviewed are worried about becoming victims of crime.
However, the British Crime Survey, the most authoritative and reliable indicator of crime trends, shows that there are adults too who have high levels of worry about the issue.
But the reality is quite different. An individual's chance of being a victim of crime is around 20 per cent, the lowest level for more than 20 years. There has been a significant, sustained fall in robbery largely because of the success of the Government's Street Crime Initiative. Burglary is currently stable, but figures are at a historic low after large falls in the past few years.
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