The UK's shoplifting hotspots: Interactive map reveals areas with highest number of store thefts - as inquiry finds number of reported crimes are a just a 'drop in the ocean'
4 months, 1 week ago

The UK's shoplifting hotspots: Interactive map reveals areas with highest number of store thefts - as inquiry finds number of reported crimes are a just a 'drop in the ocean'

Daily Mail  

A new interactive map reveals the UK's shoplifting hotspots, with the scale of the crisis varying dramatically area by area. Police data shows the North East takes the top spot for shoplifting crimes, with a rate of 11.5 per 1,000 people - 35 per cent higher than the national average. Shoplifting in England and Wales surged by 26 per cent last year, with 7.1 crimes per 1,000 people. Freedom of information requests by Bionic, a comparison site for small businesses, found the North East and Yorkshire held the highest crime rates per 1,000 people. Freedom of information requests found the Cleveland Police area had the highest crime rates per 1,000 people July was the most common month for shoplifting offences, the research found Police are continuing to hunt a Romanian crime ring known as the 'Champagne gang' who are believed to have stolen at least £73,000 of goods from supermarkets across the UK Phone footage from earlier this year shows young shoplifters battling past staff to steal trainers from a Nike shop in the shadows of Wembley Stadium The inquiry said 443,399 incidents of shop theft were recorded by police in the year to March 2024 - a 30% increase on the previous year - which the committee said it heard was 'a drop in the ocean' compared to the likely real figures.

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Britain's most brazen shoplifters: Experts say high streets have turned into Wild West with staff helpless to stop tide of thieves targeting their stores
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Britain's most brazen shoplifters: Experts say high streets have turned into Wild West with staff helpless to stop tide of thieves targeting their stores

Daily Mail  

Britain's criminal justice system is on 'life-support' and unable to cope with the hordes of brazen shoplifting gangs who have turned the nation's streets into a 'lawless' Wild West. A masked thief - dressed all in black - loading stolen vapes in to a large bag in a Tesco store Thieves are brazenly raiding shops, stealing meats, booze and sweets …

I'm a professional shoplifter and I can make £5,000 a day - if shops go out of business that's not my fault, they should have better security
2 weeks, 1 day ago

I'm a professional shoplifter and I can make £5,000 a day - if shops go out of business that's not my fault, they should have better security

Daily Mail  

A brazen shoplifter, who proudly steals up to £5,000 a day, is adamant shops going bust isn't her fault because they 'should have better security'. A brazen shoplifter, who boasts about her three-year long 'professional' career has said shops need to be better at their jobs The single mother, who turned to lawlessness after the break down of her family, …

Britain has turned from a nation of shopkeepers into a nation of shoplifters – and we’re all paying a shocking price
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Britain has turned from a nation of shopkeepers into a nation of shoplifters – and we’re all paying a shocking price

The Independent  

In South Ruislip, west London, at around 2pm on a grey day in mid-February, a woman walks into Greggs, fills up her bag with sandwiches, and walks out again. From some angles, there’s little surprise: towards the close of last year, the Trussell Trust revealed that more than 9 million Britons are now vulnerable to reliance on food banks, while …

Mapped: UK phone theft hotspots reveal where you’re most likely to be targeted
1 month, 1 week ago

Mapped: UK phone theft hotspots reveal where you’re most likely to be targeted

The Independent  

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Moment two brazen shoplifters casually grabbed items off shelf in Holland & Barrett before stuffing them into holdalls and walking out as helpless shop staff watched on
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Moment two brazen shoplifters casually grabbed items off shelf in Holland & Barrett before stuffing them into holdalls and walking out as helpless shop staff watched on

Daily Mail  

Brazen thieves have raided a Holland & Barrett store in east London for weight loss supplements - as helpless staff watched on. There was a robbery at Holland & Barrett in Whitechapel yesterday pic.twitter.com/OZv2HVfsEC — London & UK Street News February 6, 2025 Brazen thieves raided a Holland & Barrett store for weight loss supplements and other vitamins - as …

When did we become a nation of shoplifters?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

When did we become a nation of shoplifters?

The Independent  

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Inside Surrey's shoplifting capital: From the mother-daughter duos working in tandem to well-heeled women stashing goods up their jumpers, how traders in Haslemere have been forced to install panic bu
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Inside Surrey's shoplifting capital: From the mother-daughter duos working in tandem to well-heeled women stashing goods up their jumpers, how traders in Haslemere have been forced to install panic bu

Daily Mail  

Family-run furnishings store Collingwood Batchellor is just the sort of upmarket retailer you’d expect to find in a leafy, middle-class Surrey town such as Haslemere. The independent stores of leafy and peaceful Haslemere, in Surrey, have become a magnet for middle-class, female shoplifters Reporter Sarah Rainey outside the family-run upmarket furnishings store Collingwood Batchellor, whose designer labels attract this new …

Shoplifting soars in England and Wales by staggering amount
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Shoplifting soars in England and Wales by staggering amount

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Shoplifting has surged to another …

Police record almost half a million shoplifting offences in England and Wales
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Police record almost half a million shoplifting offences in England and Wales

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nearly half a million shoplifting offences were recorded by police …

Shoplifting epidemic adds 10p ‘crime tax’ to every transaction as minister vows end to ‘shameful neglect’ of retail crime
4 months, 1 week ago

Shoplifting epidemic adds 10p ‘crime tax’ to every transaction as minister vows end to ‘shameful neglect’ of retail crime

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A surge in shoplifting under the Conservatives has led to shoppers …

Moment brazen Tesco shoplifting gang cram groceries into rucksacks in front of shoppers - as thieves who stole £200,000 of goods from 100 stores are jailed
4 months, 1 week ago

Moment brazen Tesco shoplifting gang cram groceries into rucksacks in front of shoppers - as thieves who stole £200,000 of goods from 100 stores are jailed

Daily Mail  

This is the moment three brazen shoplifters cram Tesco groceries into their rucksacks in front of shoppers. The crooks targeted high-value items including champagne, razors, alcohol, fragrances, and beauty and electric goods in a crime spree that included over 100 crimes and is proven to have cost nearly £200,000 - although the true value is believed to be much higher. …

Half of Britons say stealing food if you are starving is fine as police reveal they dealt with 469,788 shoplifting offences last year
4 months, 1 week ago

Half of Britons say stealing food if you are starving is fine as police reveal they dealt with 469,788 shoplifting offences last year

Daily Mail  

Over half of Britons believe that stealing food if you are starving is fine after police revealed dealing with a record number of shoplifting offences over the past year. Police recorded 469,788 shoplifting incidents in the year to June, a staggering 29 per cent rise on the previous year and equating to over 1,200 offences per day. For instance, a …

Stop trivialising ‘devastating’ high street thefts, police urged
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Stop trivialising ‘devastating’ high street thefts, police urged

The Telegraph  

According to official figures, there were 443,995 incidents of theft from shops recorded by police in the year to March 2024, up 30pc on a year earlier. The British Retail Consortium estimates that there are 17m incidents of shop theft every year, costing retailers almost £2bn every year. Lord Foster said there was more to do to educate the public …

Britain's shoplifting shame: Stores are suffering two thefts every minute as retail theft hits highest level since records began
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Britain's shoplifting shame: Stores are suffering two thefts every minute as retail theft hits highest level since records began

Daily Mail  

Britain's stores are suffering two thefts every minute as retail theft has hit its highest level since records began. Chief constables now face questions about policing priorities after official data revealed nearly 6,000 crimes went unsolved every day last year, with 40 per cent of all recorded crimes going unpunished. Almost 444,000 shoplifting offences were recorded by forces in England …

Shoplifting at an all-time high with 1,300 offences recorded every day, new figures show
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Shoplifting at an all-time high with 1,300 offences recorded every day, new figures show

The Independent  

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Shoplifting soars to 20-year high in England and Wales as figures show 30 per cent rise in last year alone
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Shoplifting soars to 20-year high in England and Wales as figures show 30 per cent rise in last year alone

Daily Mail  

The shoplifting epidemic that is plaguing Britain has seen figures reach a 20 year high in England and Wales. In the last year alone there has been a 30 per cent rise in the crime with 443,995 offences being logged by forces in the year to March 2024 compared to 342,428 in the previous 12 months. The shoplifting epidemic that …

The theft epidemic and ‘terrifying’ violence plaguing Britain’s shopkeepers
8 months ago

The theft epidemic and ‘terrifying’ violence plaguing Britain’s shopkeepers

The Telegraph  

Restaurants and cafes have been found to buy stolen meat and alcohol to increase their mark-up. “The sheer volume of what they are taking can’t be sold in a pub.” The Co-op knows of criminals setting up stalls full of stolen goods and selling them on. “It’s not people who are struggling to make ends meet that are doing the …

Inside Britain’s ‘out of control’ shoplifting crisis as even pound shops are targeted
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Inside Britain’s ‘out of control’ shoplifting crisis as even pound shops are targeted

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Shoplifting is pretty horrific at the moment, it’s out …

Britain's police 'aren't interested' in tackling shoplifting anymore, Marks & Spencer's boss claims - as store theft offences surge to the highest level ever
10 months ago

Britain's police 'aren't interested' in tackling shoplifting anymore, Marks & Spencer's boss claims - as store theft offences surge to the highest level ever

Daily Mail  

The boss of Marks & Spencer has claimed that Britain's police 'aren't interested' in tackling shoplifting anymore. Archie Norman, chairman for the major retailer, told LBC News that stores across the country get 'very little help' from officers, even though retail theft hit the highest level on record last year. M&S chairman Archie Norman told LBC News that stores across …

Met has worst rate for solving shoplifting cases
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Met has worst rate for solving shoplifting cases

The Telegraph  

Sussex had a 10 per cent detection rate, West Midlands, Surrey, Bedfordshire, Avon and Somerset and Northumbria. This contrasted with Norfolk’s 35.2 per cent, followed by Cumbria 33.8 per cent, Suffolk 31.4 per cent, South Yorkshire 30.1 per cent and Humberside 28.1 per cent. ‘All about risk’ David McKelvey, a former Scotland Yard detective chief inspector, who runs a private …

Mapped: Worst areas for knife crime in the UK as incidents rise across country
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Mapped: Worst areas for knife crime in the UK as incidents rise across country

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The number of offences involving …

Shoplifting offences soar to highest level in 20 years, new figures show
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Shoplifting offences soar to highest level in 20 years, new figures show

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Rishi Sunak’s official spokesman said: “In relation to shoplifting …

Shoplifters are getting away with it more than ever - here is how
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Shoplifters are getting away with it more than ever - here is how

The Independent  

The thing is, do they really need my money?” asks Sophie*, who is not using her real name for obvious reasons. “With the reduction of service you get in a lot of shops, a lot of people go in and think, ‘Well this didn’t scan,’ or ‘It’s very difficult to scan these things through and I shop here all the …

Shoplifting offences rise to highest level since records began: Store thefts jump by more than a THIRD compared to 2022 - with 430,104 offences recorded in last 12 months, figures show
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Shoplifting offences rise to highest level since records began: Store thefts jump by more than a THIRD compared to 2022 - with 430,104 offences recorded in last 12 months, figures show

Daily Mail  

Shoplifting has risen to the highest level on record amid complaints the crime has been effectively 'decriminalised', new data revealed today. The figure is the highest since current records began in the year to March 2003 This is the moment two shoplifters brazenly steal products from a Boots store just yards from a police station - as helpless staff watch …

Labour blames ‘shoplifter’s charter’ for rising store thefts
11 months ago

Labour blames ‘shoplifter’s charter’ for rising store thefts

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A “shoplifter’s charter” has seen charging for the offence plummet …

Co-op says organised shoplifting gangs are targeting shops as as incidents hit record high
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Co-op says organised shoplifting gangs are targeting shops as as incidents hit record high

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Co-op saw the highest ever levels of shoplifting last …

How a shoplifting crime wave is forcing the retreat of self-checkout
1 year ago

How a shoplifting crime wave is forcing the retreat of self-checkout

The Telegraph  

On the shop floor of supermarkets there is one shoplifting tactic which has become so commonplace, staff have given it its own name. “Best life hack ever,” one TikTok user claims in a viral video, joking that they managed to get a TV and Playstation through a self-service checkout by logging them as grapes or bananas. “The thing is when …

Shoplifting soars to highest level in 20 years
1 year, 1 month ago

Shoplifting soars to highest level in 20 years

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Shoplifting offences recorded by police in England and Wales have …

Lawless Britain? How police have failed to solve over HALF of all shoplifting cases in the past five years, with more than 200k going unsolved in 2023 - around 560 a DAY
1 year, 2 months ago

Lawless Britain? How police have failed to solve over HALF of all shoplifting cases in the past five years, with more than 200k going unsolved in 2023 - around 560 a DAY

Daily Mail  

Police failed to solve more than half of shoplifting cases in the past year, new data revealed today. But despite a fall in overall cases - there was a low of 241,603 in 2020-21 during the Covid pandemic, when many shops were closed - the proportion of unsolved cases has continued to rise, peaking at 57 per cent last year, …

UK gripped by epidemic of another kind as shoplifting at record high while police turn blind eye
1 year, 2 months ago

UK gripped by epidemic of another kind as shoplifting at record high while police turn blind eye

Firstpost  

The statistics indicate that, out of 362,809 cases examined, a staggering 205,676 shoplifting incidents concluded without identifying a suspect from August to July In an analysis of official figures covering England and Wales, the Liberal Democrats reveal a concerning trend with more than 200,000 shoplifting cases left unresolved in the past 12 months. The statistics indicate that, out of 362,809 …

Is YOUR area a shoplifter's paradise? Shocking interactive map reveals where thieves are getting away scot-free… with just a 5% conviction rate in worst region
1 year, 2 months ago

Is YOUR area a shoplifter's paradise? Shocking interactive map reveals where thieves are getting away scot-free… with just a 5% conviction rate in worst region

Daily Mail  

A new interactive map reveals the huge disparity in where shoplifters get off without being charged, laying bare the crime wave affecting England's supermarkets and shops. Brazen shoplifters stealing for a shop in Doncaster, South Yorkshire in October this year The shoplifter leaves the store after stealing items from the store on October 30 2023 Paul Gerrard, director of public …

Met Police attend less than half of shoplifting incidents in the past year, figures reveal, as offending blows £1 billion black hole in UK high streets
1 year, 3 months ago

Met Police attend less than half of shoplifting incidents in the past year, figures reveal, as offending blows £1 billion black hole in UK high streets

Daily Mail  

Scotland Yard attended less than half of shoplifting incidents in the last year, despite soaring offending blowing a £1billion annual black hole in Britain's high streets. Scotland Yard attended less than half of shoplifting incidents in the last year, despite soaring offending blowing a £1billion annual black hole in Britain's high streets But campaigners have warned that a reluctance to …

Don't beg or borrow, just steal: European gangs exploiting trafficked women and children in UK shoplifting epidemic
1 year, 3 months ago

Don't beg or borrow, just steal: European gangs exploiting trafficked women and children in UK shoplifting epidemic

Firstpost  

Groups send members across the UK to shoplift, even trafficking young girls aged 12 to 14 for this purpose. Despite arrests and convictions, their age often results in quick release Retail experts have issued a warning that Eastern European criminal gangs are trafficking hundreds of vulnerable women and children to the UK, compelling them to shoplift for illicit gains. This …

The Shoplifting Epidemic Touted By Fox News Is Likely Overblown, Data Shows
1 year, 3 months ago

The Shoplifting Epidemic Touted By Fox News Is Likely Overblown, Data Shows

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING There is a retail crime wave terrorizing Americans — if you’re tuned in to conservative media. After looking through a video database of Fox programming over the last five years, Media Matters found a very small number of retail theft mentions between 2019 and 2020 — just 35. Considering how many national outlets are based in New …

Shoplifting surged a staggering 64% in New York City in the past four years - with Los Angeles also seeing a 61% spike
1 year, 4 months ago

Shoplifting surged a staggering 64% in New York City in the past four years - with Los Angeles also seeing a 61% spike

Daily Mail  

Shoplifting continues to be a major crisis in America's two largest cities, as thefts increased 64 percent in New York City and 61 percent in Los Angeles over the last four years. Six other major American cities have Shoplifting continues to be a major crisis in America's two largest cities, as thefts increased 64 percent in New York City and …

Fuel thefts from Britain’s petrol stations soar in mirror of shoplifting epidemic
1 year, 4 months ago

Fuel thefts from Britain’s petrol stations soar in mirror of shoplifting epidemic

The Telegraph  

The shoplifting epidemic hitting Britain has been mirrored on filling station forecourts – with petrol thefts up by almost 400 per cent since before the pandemic. The number of petrol and diesel thefts this year was also 77 per cent higher than last year’s figure, with 22,335 registration requests across the July to September period. ‘Big and growing problem’ Steve …

America's shoplifting hotspots: The top 11 cities with the highest rate of retail theft revealed - and San Francisco isn't number one!
1 year, 4 months ago

America's shoplifting hotspots: The top 11 cities with the highest rate of retail theft revealed - and San Francisco isn't number one!

Daily Mail  

Los Angeles has the highest rate of retail crime, new figures show Downtown San Francisco has developed a reputation as a breeding ground for theft in recent years. Instead, Los Angeles had the highest rate of 'organized retail crime' for the fifth consecutive year in 2022, according to a report by the National Retail Federation. A report by the National …

Police resist demands to respond to every case of shoplifting
1 year, 4 months ago

Police resist demands to respond to every case of shoplifting

The Telegraph  

Police chiefs are resisting demands to respond to every case of shoplifting despite a record surge in thefts from stores. Ministers want police to investigate every crime – including shoplifting below £200 – where there is a reasonable line of inquiry. However, police chiefs argue that it is “not realistic” for officers to respond to every case of shoplifting because …

Shopkeepers take the law into their own hands in war against shoplifting epidemic
1 year, 5 months ago

Shopkeepers take the law into their own hands in war against shoplifting epidemic

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Poundland sales assistant Kelvin Blake …

Police-recorded shoplifting offences in England and Wales jump 25%
1 year, 5 months ago

Police-recorded shoplifting offences in England and Wales jump 25%

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In contrast, the crime survey for England and Wales for the year ending June …

Shoplifting hits record high of 1,000 offences a day
1 year, 5 months ago

Shoplifting hits record high of 1,000 offences a day

The Telegraph  

Shoplifting has hit a record high of 1,000 offences a day, an unprecedented 25 per cent increase in a year, official figures showed on Thursday. However, the detection rate for shoplifters has fallen to a record low with just 18.2 per cent of offences being solved, less than half the 46 per cent when records began in 2016. The figures …

Home Bargains set up ‘confidential hotline’ to report shoplifting with £500 reward
1 year, 5 months ago

Home Bargains set up ‘confidential hotline’ to report shoplifting with £500 reward

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Home Bargains has launched a confidential hotline for customers to report information about shoplifting …

Shoplifting to be treated as ‘high-harm’ crime by new national police team
1 year, 5 months ago

Shoplifting to be treated as ‘high-harm’ crime by new national police team

The Telegraph  

Details of the crackdown are expected to be trailed on Monday by Chris Philp, the policing minister and Katy Bourne, the police and crime commissioner for Sussex and national lead for business and retail crime, who said gangs had been left free to operate for years because of the lack of a co-ordinated national approach. It is understood a team …

We live in the shoplifting capital of Britain... it's completely LAWLESS, we've given up on the police
1 year, 5 months ago

We live in the shoplifting capital of Britain... it's completely LAWLESS, we've given up on the police

Daily Mail  

Store owners in Britain's shoplifting capital are living in a 'lawless' town where gangland bosses rule the streets and thieves openly sell their stolen goods. Shop owners and locals in Hartlepool, which falls under the protection of Cleveland Police, told MailOnline criminal gang bosses had taken charge and shoplifting was rife. Cleveland topped the rankings as the place with the …

UK's shoplifting capitals: Interactive map reveals the places where light-fingered locals are ransacking stores the worst - so how bad is YOUR area?
1 year, 6 months ago

UK's shoplifting capitals: Interactive map reveals the places where light-fingered locals are ransacking stores the worst - so how bad is YOUR area?

Daily Mail  

Less than 20 per cent of shoplifting offences resulted in suspects being charged As Britain reels from a shoplifting crisis that is hitting stores across the country, the worst areas afflicted by the crime have been revealed. Cleveland tops the table as the place with the most number of shoplifting crimes in the past five years per 1,000 people. Cleveland …

‘We kept him for two hours. But the police never came’: the reality on the shoplifting frontline
1 year, 6 months ago

‘We kept him for two hours. But the police never came’: the reality on the shoplifting frontline

The Telegraph  

In the back office of his family-run grocers in Croydon, south London, Ben Selvaratnam is reviewing CCTV footage. “This is yesterday’s incident,” he says, looking at a video clip of two men loading a carrier bag with alcohol and laundry detergent. They’re taking their time – they don’t expect to be challenged.” The recent tide of retail crime started rising …

Thieves target stores every TWO seconds in Britain, costing retailers more than £1billion last year alone, shocking figures show - as Suella Braverman backs a Mail campaign to end the shoplifting epid
1 year, 6 months ago

Thieves target stores every TWO seconds in Britain, costing retailers more than £1billion last year alone, shocking figures show - as Suella Braverman backs a Mail campaign to end the shoplifting epid

Daily Mail  

The Mail on Sunday today reveals the shocking reality of the epidemic of shoplifting that is blighting Britain, as we launch a major campaign to crack down on the crime. The Mail on Sunday's campaign – calling for the police, Crown Prosecution Service and courts to be much tougher with shoplifters, and for a change in the law to make …

Arrest shoplifters even if they steal goods under £200, says policing minister
1 year, 6 months ago

Arrest shoplifters even if they steal goods under £200, says policing minister

The Telegraph  

He said that unless stringent action was taken, British cities could end up like San Francisco, where shops were forced to close because of an escalation in violent shoplifting. He told Parliament two months ago: “We have seen that elsewhere in the world – I think in particular about San Francisco, as well as other American cities – where both …

Inside the extraordinary lengths county-lines style shoplifting gangs are willing to go to on Britain's Wild West high streets
1 year, 6 months ago

Inside the extraordinary lengths county-lines style shoplifting gangs are willing to go to on Britain's Wild West high streets

Daily Mail  

Shopkeepers across Britain are suffering from an outbreak of thefts amid the cost-of-living crisis as shoplifting incidents rise by more than a quarter in a year. DISTRACTION TACTIC: A man places coins on steps at Camden Passage in Islington, London ACCOMPLICE: Another man is seen walking while looking at the jewellery market stall ACCOMPLICE MOVES IN: First man distracts the …

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