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 98 per cent, thames valley 139 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'
lower than 15% nottinghamshire england 32% 43 per cent wales
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% 