Shoplifting Hits 20-Year Record High: ONS

Published on April 25, 2024

Shoplifting in England and Wales has hit the highest level in twenty years, alongside yearly rises in robberies, thefts and offences involving knives. Official crime data for the year ending December 2023 showed a 37 percent increase in shoplifting offences. The number of incidents grew from 315,040 in the year ending Dec. 2022 to 430,104. It represents the highest figure, since police recordings began twenty years ago. Reporting on the figure, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) said that increases in shoplifting and robbery offences were “notable.” Police recorded robbery offences increased by 13 percent from 71,983 offences in the year ending December 2022 to 81,094 offences. Elsewhere, increases were recorded in thefts from a person—an 18 percent yearly rise, as well as a 7 percent surge in offences involving knives or sharp instruments....

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