Mapped: Areas of the UK with the highest levels of shoplifting
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 rate of shoplifting rate at 7,907 incidents per 100,000 residents. City of London had the highest rate of shoplifting Over the past 12 months food prices overall have increased by 17 per cent, with the price of some meats, cheese and yogurts doubling The number of reported shoplifting incidents has soared in the most deprived regions of the UK, where the cost of living squeeze has hit the hardest. Rising food costs was the most commonly reported reason among the 56 per cent of adults who said their cost of living had risen compared with a month ago. The company said there was a 35 per cent increase in crime this year, with almost 1,000 incidents a day in the six months to June 2023, while one inner city London store was targeted three times in a day.
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