Shoplifting: The stories behind the statistics - BBC News
WEBNov 10, 2023 · Police are under pressure to crack down on shoplifting, after the number of offences rose by 24% in England and Wales in 2022-23. So, who is committing these crimes and why? William McLennan went...
Shoplifting hits record high in England and Wales - BBC News
WEBApr 25, 2024 · Shoplifting offences recorded by police in England and Wales have risen to the highest level in 20 years. More than 430,000 offences were recorded last year - up by more than a third than the...
Shoplifting is now at record levels. Here’s how it went from a …
WEBSep 5, 2024 · Annual shoplifting offences in England and Wales went up 30% in 2024 to a record of almost 444,000 cases logged by police. The British Retail Consortium’s 2024 crime survey estimated that...
Action plan to tackle shoplifting launched - GOV.UK
WEBOct 23, 2023 · The government brought together retailers and policing to set out measures to tackle the rise in shoplifting, catch more offenders and keep retail workers safe.
'The cost of living started my shoplifting': Why stealing goods
WEBJul 29, 2023 · Shoplifting is a criminal act which can land you in prison. Yet figures suggest the number of people doing it, like Ash, is increasing. The Co-op has warned that soaring levels of retail crime...
Shoplifting Surges in U.K., Putting Workers in Scary Situations
WEBOct 25, 2023 · Britain is seeing a surge in theft from its stores at the hands, stores say, of opportunistic shoplifters, marauding teenagers, people stealing to finance drug use and organized gangs intent on...
Shoplifting – Sentencing
WEBShoplifting is the term used to describe theft from a shop by taking something without paying for it. It is an offence under the Theft Act 1968.
Shoplifting hits record high in England and Wales - BBC
WEBApr 25, 2024 · Shoplifting offences recorded by police in England and Wales have risen to the highest level in 20 years. More than 430,000 offences were recorded last year - up by more than a third than the...
Shoplifting and street theft surge in England and Wales - Financial Times
WEBJul 24, 2024 · Shoplifting has risen to its highest level in 20 years in England and Wales, up 30 per cent year on year, alongside a rising spate of street theft, according to official data.
Why shoplifting is rising in Britain - The Economist
WEBSep 22, 2023 · The British Retail Consortium (brc) has warned shoplifting is soaring across the country. Primark, a fashion chain, said this month that it had dented profits. Dame Sharon White, chair of the...
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