A third of burglaries in England and Wales are committed by children , according to new statistics . Researchers found that of 291,567 burglaries where an offender was caught , 95,872 - or 32 per cent - were aged under 18 . It was also revealed that of the total 1,068,901 burglaries committed between January 1 2008 and December 31 2013 , less than a third resulted in a conviction . Alarming : A third of burglaries in England and Wales are committed by children , according to new statistics ( file picture ) The study was carried out by home security firm ADT , which submitted a Freedom of Information request to 43 police forces in England and Wales . Spokesperson Gail Hunter said : 'We have found that some of the worst affected victims of burglary are children , yet these statistics have shown that the perpetrators of the crimes are children themselves . 'Our aim is to deter burglars and give householders peace of mind . ' Of the 23 forces who responded to the FoI request , Nottinghamshire , Greater Manchester and the Metropolitan Police had the highest percentage of child burglars . Of the 23 forces who responded to the FoI request , Nottinghamshire , Greater Manchester and the Metropolitan Police had the highest percentage of child burglars . Nottinghamshire had the highest rate of minors at 43 per cent , Greater Manchester had 41 per cent and London had 37 per cent . In contrast , only four police forces registered a figure lower than 15 per cent , with Wiltshire the lowest at three per cent . Norfolk registered 9.8 per cent , Thames Valley 13.9 per cent and Durham had 14 per cent . The new figures by ADT as part of its 'Take No More ' campaign with the charity Victim Support , which aims to highlight the impact of burglaries . Police force Total burglaries Offenders caught Number under 18 % under 18 . Avon & Somerset 69520 9527 1998 20 . Bedfordshire 20822 5472 1134 21 . Devon & Cornwall 22423 3585 645 18 . Dorset 10900 3021 642 21 . Durham 11132 2922 410 14 . Gloucestershire 33200 3892 862 22 . Greater Manchester 111243 21013 8742 42 . Kent 33529 7058 1792 25 . Lincolnshire 13135 2137 279 13 . Met 362013 163652 60790 37 . Researchers found that of 291,567 burglaries where an offender was caught , 95,872 - or 32 per cent - were aged under 18 . Norfolk 9658 2290 224 10 . North Yorkshire 10961 2424 449 19 . Northamptonshire 20297 3391 1102 32 . Northumbria 22904 4341 827 19 . Nottinghamshire 37427 5116 2232 44 . South Yorkshire 46847 8989 2237 25 . Staffordshire 20228 3518 698 20 . Thames Valley 54730 7372 1025 14 . Warwickshire 12674 2171 404 19 . West Mercia 19070 4610 725 16 . West Yorkshire 108024 21796 7933 36 . Wiltshire 8765 652 20 3 . North Wales 9399 2618 702 27 . Total 1,068,901 291567 95872 32 . John Hayward Cripps , Director for Victim Support , said : 'From supporting thousands of burglary victims every year , we know that what they want most is for no one else to suffer like they have . 'It 's sad that the young people committing these crimes are detrimentally affecting their peers the most . 'People aged 10 -16 years old are much more likely to be the victim of a crime than at any other time in their life . '
Of 291,567 burglaries where an offender was caught 32 % were children . Researchers compiled statistics from 23 forces across England and Wales . Nottinghamshire had highest rate of minors at 43 per cent , figures show . Only four of the forces that responded registered figures lower than 15 % .