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 is plaguing Britain has seen figures reach a 20 year high in England and Wales Last week a shoplifter literally wiped the shelves clear at a Greggs store in south east London as fellow customers were stunned into silence by his brazen act The new Labour Government has vowed to tackle low-level shoplifting and make assaulting a shop worker a specific criminal offence. 'In addition, robbery, offences involving knives or sharp instruments and offences involving firearms have also increased over the last year while remaining below pre-coronavirus pandemic levels.'

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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, 3 days 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, 6 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 …

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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Shoplifting soars in England and Wales by staggering amount
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Shoplifting soars in England and Wales by staggering amount

The Independent  

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Police record almost half a million shoplifting offences in England and Wales
1 month, 3 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Organised crime gangs lurking on motorways send cargo thefts soaring by half to £102m - with 'homegrown' groups blamed for majority of raids on lorry drivers to seize luxury brands
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Organised crime gangs lurking on motorways send cargo thefts soaring by half to £102m - with 'homegrown' groups blamed for majority of raids on lorry drivers to seize luxury brands

Daily Mail  

Organised crime gangs are lurking on motorways to steal cargo from lorry drivers and targeting luxury brand deliveries, experts claim. Make up, perfume, clothing and tech are among products snatched from lorries on the road or parked at motorway services A gang seen targeting a lorry with high-value presents inside Almost all - 99 per cent - of the thieving …

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 …

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, 2 weeks 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 …

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, 2 weeks 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 …

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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Number of prisoners in England and Wales hits record high as more rioters jailed
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Number of prisoners in England and Wales hits record high as more rioters jailed

The Independent  

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Keir Starmer pledges to toughen laws on shoplifting and scrap the £200 theft threshold
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Keir Starmer pledges to toughen laws on shoplifting and scrap the £200 theft threshold

Daily Mail  

Labour would scrap the £200 shoplifting threshold, Sir Keir Starmer confirmed as he backed the Mail campaign to crack down on assaults against staff. It emerged last week that shoplifting has risen to the highest level since records began in 2003, with 430,104 offences recorded by police last year. Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to reverse what he called a …

Knife crime in London: What the latest figures show
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Knife crime in London: What the latest figures show

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 Knife crime offences in London recorded by the Metropolitan Police …

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 …

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  

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Police urged to crack down on violence against retail workers amid record shoplifting offences
1 year, 1 month ago

Police urged to crack down on violence against retail workers amid record shoplifting offences

The Independent  

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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 …

Shop thefts rise as police fail to show up in 76% of cases at Co-op stores that have seen 300,000 incidents this year
1 year, 4 months ago

Shop thefts rise as police fail to show up in 76% of cases at Co-op stores that have seen 300,000 incidents this year

Daily Mail  

Police are failing to attend hundreds of thousands of shoplifting incidents – which have surged by 43 per cent in a year. Figures compiled by the Co-op reveal almost 300,000 incidents, often involving abuse, violence and anti-social behaviour, at its stores this year. Co-op said it has seen an average of around 1,000 incidents a day across its 2,400 stores …

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 …

Police resist demands to respond to every case of shoplifting
1 year, 5 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  

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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 …

Retailers lost up to $80 BILLION to theft in 2022 - up by $13 billion in a year
1 year, 5 months ago

Retailers lost up to $80 BILLION to theft in 2022 - up by $13 billion in a year

Daily Mail  

Retailers lost almost $80 billion to shoplifters last year, an increase of nearly $13 billion, amid a frightening rise in violent thefts in Democrat-run cities. And with up to 70 per cent of shrink accounted for by theft, it means retailers lost approximately $78.4 billion to shoplifters. The NRF's survey found that thefts, such as this one pictured taking place …

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 …

Mapped: Areas of the UK with the highest levels of shoplifting
1 year, 7 months ago

Mapped: Areas of the UK with the highest levels of shoplifting

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. According to a recent study by TradingPedia, the City of London had the highest …

Shoplifters could be handed prison sentences under revisions to crime bill
1 year, 7 months ago

Shoplifters could be handed prison sentences under revisions to crime bill

The Independent  

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1 in 10 young Brits admit shoplifting due to cost of living crisis: Study
1 year, 10 months ago

1 in 10 young Brits admit shoplifting due to cost of living crisis: Study

Hindustan Times  

In a shocking revelation, one in 10 young adults in the UK has admitted to steal products from supermarkets to tackle the cost-of-living crisis, according to a study by money-saving app ZipZero, The Metro reports. As the crisis worsens, one in five Britishers has coped to financial aid to pay for his/her essentials. Food, fuel, rent, broadband, taxes and soon …

Fewer than a quarter of car thefts attended by police, figures show
1 year, 11 months ago

Fewer than a quarter of car thefts attended by police, figures show

The Independent  

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