Number of shoplifting offences highest since records began
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe number of shoplifting offences recorded by police in England and Wales has risen to a new 20-year high. A total of 469,788 offences were logged by forces in the year to June 2024, up 29% on the 365,173 recorded in the previous 12 months.
The figure is the highest since current records began in the year to March 2003, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Shoplifting levels had already reached a 20-year high earlier this year, with the latest figures showing the number of offences recorded has now risen even higher.
The figures also show the number of offences involving theft from a person stood at 139,368 in the 12 months to June, up 20% from 116,312 a year earlier.
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