Shoplifting in England and Wales Hits New 20-year High

Published on July 25, 2024

Police in England and Wales have reported a record-high increase in the number of shoplifting offences in the year to March 2024. Shoplifting levels had already reached a 20-year high earlier this year, with the latest data showing a new surge. Overall theft increased by 3 percent, to 1.8 million offences, compared with 1.7 million in the year to March 2023. Shoplifting offences and theft from a person were the main drivers of the increase. There were 443,995 shoplifting offences, logged by forces in the year to March 2024, up 30 percent on the 342,428 recorded in the previous 12 months. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) also reported that offences involving theft from the person rose to 131,453 incidents in 2023/24, up 17 percent from 112,225 in 2022/2023....

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