Writing about the first BCS, Hough and Mayhew (1983: 15) cited that the average household could expect to be burgled ´once every 8 years´.

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The British Crime Survey (BCS) did not provide a specific prediction that the average household could expect to be burgled once every 8 years. The BCS, initiated in 1982, aimed to provide a detailed picture of the crime landscape in England and Wales, including burglary rates, but it did not distill its findings into such a precise expectation for individual households.

Writing About the First BCS, Hough and Mayhew (1983: 15)