Shoplifting rates by district

Every district in England and Wales ranked by shoplifting per 1,000 residents, the 12 months to July 2026.

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Ranked by shoplifting per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to July 2026. The England and Wales rate was 8.3; the index column compares each area with it (1.00 = national rate). Rates for city and town centres are inflated by visitors and commuters, who are not counted in the resident population.

Rank	Area	In	Crimes	Per 1,000	Index
1	City of London	London	1,634	108.1	13.05
2	Westminster	London	9,116	43.4	5.24
3	Hartlepool	North East	2,374	24.2	2.92
4	Kensington and Chelsea	London	3,282	22.7	2.74
5	Stockton-on-Tees	North East	4,624	22.4	2.70
6	Lincoln	Lincolnshire	2,326	22.1	2.67
7	Eastbourne	East Sussex	2,241	21.5	2.59
8	Dartford	Kent	2,672	21.4	2.58
9	Islington	London	4,262	19.1	2.31
10	Middlesbrough	North East	2,964	19.0	2.29
11	Hastings	East Sussex	1,680	18.4	2.22
12	Camden	London	3,981	18.4	2.21
13	Nottingham	East Midlands	5,773	17.4	2.10
14	Reading	South East	3,160	17.3	2.09
15	North East Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	2,703	16.9	2.04
16	Norwich	Norfolk	2,467	16.8	2.02
17	Cambridge	Cambridgeshire	2,485	16.6	2.01
18	Brighton and Hove	South East	4,696	16.5	2.00
19	Ipswich	Suffolk	2,303	16.4	1.98
20	Worthing	West Sussex	1,779	15.6	1.89
21	Canterbury	Kent	2,490	15.4	1.85
22	Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	4,828	15.1	1.82
23	Crawley	West Sussex	1,863	15.0	1.81
24	Hammersmith and Fulham	London	2,788	14.8	1.78
25	Kingston upon Hull, City of	Yorkshire and The Humber	3,869	14.0	1.70
26	Portsmouth	South East	2,938	13.7	1.65
27	Redcar and Cleveland	North East	1,891	13.6	1.64
28	Solihull	West Midlands	3,002	13.6	1.64
29	Southampton	South East	3,505	13.5	1.63
30	South Tyneside	North East	2,023	13.4	1.61
31	Bristol, City of	South West	6,592	13.3	1.61
32	Worcester	Worcestershire	1,407	13.2	1.59
33	Burnley	Lancashire	1,299	13.1	1.58
34	Cardiff	Wales	4,986	13.0	1.57
35	Gloucester	Gloucestershire	1,782	12.9	1.55
36	North Tyneside	North East	2,762	12.8	1.55
37	Oxford	Oxfordshire	2,112	12.7	1.54
38	Cheltenham	Gloucestershire	1,544	12.7	1.53
39	Doncaster	Yorkshire and The Humber	4,020	12.6	1.52
40	County Durham	North East	6,610	12.3	1.48
41	Mansfield	Nottinghamshire	1,381	12.2	1.47
42	Leeds	Yorkshire and The Humber	10,171	12.0	1.45
43	Sunderland	North East	3,455	12.0	1.44
44	Newport	Wales	2,004	11.9	1.44
45	Wolverhampton	West Midlands	3,316	11.8	1.42
46	Gateshead	North East	2,348	11.6	1.40
47	Darlington	North East	1,298	11.5	1.39
48	Broxtowe	Nottinghamshire	1,314	11.5	1.38
49	Bassetlaw	Nottinghamshire	1,431	11.5	1.38
50	Walsall	West Midlands	3,376	11.4	1.38
51	Tower Hamlets	London	3,752	11.3	1.36
52	Newham	London	4,224	11.3	1.36
53	Lambeth	London	3,553	11.2	1.35
54	Rotherham	Yorkshire and The Humber	3,080	11.1	1.34
55	Sheffield	Yorkshire and The Humber	6,463	11.1	1.34
56	Southend-on-Sea	East of England	2,044	11.0	1.33
57	Ashfield	Nottinghamshire	1,409	10.9	1.31
58	Boston	Lincolnshire	765	10.8	1.30
59	Lewisham	London	3,220	10.7	1.29
60	Liverpool	North West	5,425	10.7	1.29
61	Birmingham	West Midlands	12,558	10.6	1.28
62	Exeter	Devon	1,467	10.6	1.28
63	Milton Keynes	South East	3,188	10.4	1.26
64	Merthyr Tydfil	Wales	614	10.4	1.26
65	Derby	East Midlands	2,834	10.3	1.25
66	Thurrock	East of England	1,870	10.3	1.25
67	York	Yorkshire and The Humber	2,137	10.2	1.23
68	Southwark	London	3,203	10.2	1.23
69	Stevenage	Hertfordshire	915	10.0	1.20
70	Bath and North East Somerset	South West	1,988	9.9	1.20
71	Hillingdon	London	3,270	9.9	1.20
72	Peterborough	East of England	2,219	9.9	1.20
73	Hackney	London	2,635	9.9	1.19
74	Torbay	South West	1,383	9.9	1.19
75	Arun	West Sussex	1,674	9.8	1.19
76	North Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,686	9.8	1.19
77	Coventry	West Midlands	3,545	9.6	1.16
78	Chesterfield	Derbyshire	1,016	9.6	1.16
79	Sandwell	West Midlands	3,379	9.5	1.15
80	Wrexham	Wales	1,319	9.5	1.15
81	Nuneaton and Bedworth	Warwickshire	1,331	9.4	1.13
82	Brentwood	Essex	742	9.4	1.13
83	Torfaen	Wales	877	9.3	1.12
84	Broxbourne	Hertfordshire	946	9.3	1.12
85	Haringey	London	2,442	9.3	1.12
86	Warwick	Warwickshire	1,426	9.2	1.11
87	Greenwich	London	2,739	9.1	1.10
88	Vale of Glamorgan	Wales	1,239	9.1	1.10
89	Kingston upon Thames	London	1,575	9.1	1.10
90	Dudley	West Midlands	2,999	9.0	1.09
91	Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	2,428	9.0	1.08
92	Somerset	South West	5,250	8.9	1.08
93	Bedford	East of England	1,738	8.9	1.08
94	Erewash	Derbyshire	1,015	8.9	1.07
95	Leicester	East Midlands	3,437	8.9	1.07
96	Cherwell	Oxfordshire	1,490	8.7	1.06
97	Croydon	London	3,575	8.7	1.05
98	Wakefield	Yorkshire and The Humber	3,204	8.7	1.05
99	Newark and Sherwood	Nottinghamshire	1,111	8.7	1.05
100	Colchester	Essex	1,721	8.6	1.04
101	Chelmsford	Essex	1,616	8.6	1.03
102	Denbighshire	Wales	840	8.6	1.03
103	Preston	Lancashire	1,393	8.6	1.03
104	Epsom and Ewell	Surrey	705	8.5	1.02
105	Thanet	Kent	1,203	8.4	1.02
106	Hounslow	London	2,516	8.4	1.01
107	Calderdale	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,769	8.4	1.01
108	Brent	London	2,941	8.3	1.01
109	Barnet	London	3,373	8.3	1.01
110	Telford and Wrekin	West Midlands	1,630	8.3	1.00
111	Watford	Hertfordshire	890	8.3	1.00
112	Swansea	Wales	2,081	8.3	1.00
113	Conwy	Wales	950	8.3	1.00
114	Bromley	London	2,768	8.3	1.00
115	Welwyn Hatfield	Hertfordshire	1,007	8.2	0.99
116	South Gloucestershire	South West	2,501	8.2	0.99
117	Swale	Kent	1,290	8.1	0.98
118	Chichester	West Sussex	1,039	8.1	0.97
119	Tunbridge Wells	Kent	964	8.1	0.97
120	Redditch	Worcestershire	703	8.0	0.97
121	Blackpool	North West	1,151	8.0	0.96
122	Redbridge	London	2,560	8.0	0.96
123	Havering	London	2,201	8.0	0.96
124	St Albans	Hertfordshire	1,199	7.9	0.96
125	Charnwood	Leicestershire	1,495	7.9	0.96
126	Basildon	Essex	1,532	7.9	0.95
127	Wandsworth	London	2,670	7.9	0.95
128	Enfield	London	2,586	7.9	0.95
129	Plymouth	South West	2,144	7.9	0.95
130	Guildford	Surrey	1,185	7.8	0.94
131	Wyre Forest	Worcestershire	802	7.7	0.93
132	Melton	Leicestershire	416	7.7	0.93
133	Rushmoor	Hampshire	810	7.7	0.92
134	Luton	East of England	1,829	7.6	0.92
135	Waltham Forest	London	2,133	7.6	0.92
136	Isle of Wight	South East	1,073	7.6	0.91
137	East Lindsey	Lincolnshire	1,099	7.6	0.91
138	Runnymede	Surrey	696	7.6	0.91
139	Havant	Hampshire	954	7.5	0.91
140	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	South West	3,072	7.5	0.91
141	Folkestone and Hythe	Kent	837	7.4	0.90
142	Harlow	Essex	729	7.4	0.90
143	Blaby	Leicestershire	797	7.4	0.89
144	Northumberland	North East	2,423	7.3	0.88
145	Dover	Kent	867	7.2	0.87
146	Tamworth	Staffordshire	584	7.2	0.87
147	Medway	South East	2,104	7.2	0.87
148	West Berkshire	South East	1,185	7.2	0.87
149	Barnsley	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,800	7.1	0.86
150	Spelthorne	Surrey	765	7.1	0.86
151	West Lindsey	Lincolnshire	702	7.1	0.85
152	West Northamptonshire	East Midlands	3,107	7.1	0.85
153	Flintshire	Wales	1,096	7.0	0.85
154	North Devon	Devon	706	7.0	0.84
155	Three Rivers	Hertfordshire	667	7.0	0.84
156	St. Helens	North West	1,311	6.9	0.84
157	Gedling	Nottinghamshire	831	6.9	0.83
158	Maidstone	Kent	1,295	6.9	0.83
159	Cannock Chase	Staffordshire	714	6.9	0.83
160	Hyndburn	Lancashire	588	6.8	0.82
161	Adur	West Sussex	442	6.8	0.82
162	Great Yarmouth	Norfolk	683	6.8	0.82
163	Bridgend	Wales	1,002	6.8	0.82
164	Rother	East Sussex	651	6.8	0.82
165	Sutton	London	1,451	6.8	0.82
166	Ealing	London	2,594	6.7	0.81
167	Woking	Surrey	699	6.6	0.80
168	Monmouthshire	Wales	626	6.6	0.80
169	Swindon	South West	1,607	6.6	0.80
170	Gwynedd	Wales	794	6.6	0.79
171	South Kesteven	Lincolnshire	961	6.5	0.79
172	Ashford	Kent	914	6.5	0.78
173	North Somerset	South West	1,443	6.4	0.78
174	North Northamptonshire	East Midlands	2,397	6.4	0.77
175	Bradford	Yorkshire and The Humber	3,545	6.3	0.76
176	Sefton	North West	1,782	6.2	0.75
177	Bexley	London	1,596	6.2	0.75
178	Slough	South East	1,027	6.1	0.74
179	Newcastle-under-Lyme	Staffordshire	779	6.1	0.74
180	Wychavon	Worcestershire	839	6.1	0.73
181	Dacorum	Hertfordshire	976	6.0	0.73
182	Harrow	London	1,609	5.9	0.72
183	Cheshire West and Chester	North West	2,205	5.9	0.72
184	Kirklees	Yorkshire and The Humber	2,654	5.9	0.72
185	Rushcliffe	Nottinghamshire	745	5.9	0.71
186	Merton	London	1,273	5.8	0.70
187	Blackburn with Darwen	North West	941	5.8	0.70
188	Richmond upon Thames	London	1,135	5.8	0.70
189	Horsham	West Sussex	872	5.8	0.69
190	Bromsgrove	Worcestershire	580	5.7	0.69
191	Tonbridge and Malling	Kent	777	5.7	0.69
192	South Ribble	Lancashire	659	5.7	0.69
193	Wyre	Lancashire	666	5.6	0.68
194	East Cambridgeshire	Cambridgeshire	521	5.6	0.68
195	Lancaster	Lancashire	813	5.6	0.68
196	Bracknell Forest	South East	722	5.5	0.67
197	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	Norfolk	859	5.5	0.66
198	Tendring	Essex	854	5.4	0.66
199	Malvern Hills	Worcestershire	450	5.4	0.65
200	Cotswold	Gloucestershire	494	5.4	0.65
201	Herefordshire, County of	West Midlands	1,018	5.3	0.64
202	High Peak	Derbyshire	485	5.3	0.64
203	East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,857	5.2	0.63
204	Wirral	North West	1,712	5.2	0.63
205	Fareham	Hampshire	597	5.2	0.62
206	North West Leicestershire	Leicestershire	578	5.2	0.62
207	Lewes	East Sussex	528	5.2	0.62
208	Knowsley	North West	834	5.1	0.62
209	Mole Valley	Surrey	455	5.1	0.62
210	Rugby	Warwickshire	627	5.1	0.62
211	Cumberland	North West	1,434	5.1	0.62
212	Epping Forest	Essex	698	5.1	0.61
213	Rossendale	Lancashire	369	5.1	0.61
214	Amber Valley	Derbyshire	652	5.0	0.60
215	Hertsmere	Hertfordshire	548	5.0	0.60
216	Buckinghamshire	South East	2,876	5.0	0.60
217	Winchester	Hampshire	668	4.9	0.59
218	Sevenoaks	Kent	601	4.9	0.59
219	Cheshire East	North West	2,050	4.9	0.59
220	Stratford-on-Avon	Warwickshire	710	4.9	0.59
221	Wokingham	South East	891	4.8	0.57
222	East Staffordshire	Staffordshire	617	4.8	0.57
223	East Hertfordshire	Hertfordshire	743	4.7	0.57
224	Eastleigh	Hampshire	676	4.7	0.57
225	Carmarthenshire	Wales	894	4.7	0.57
226	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Wales	1,133	4.7	0.56
227	Oadby and Wigston	Leicestershire	287	4.7	0.56
228	North Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	2,913	4.6	0.55
229	Pembrokeshire	Wales	575	4.6	0.55
230	Westmorland and Furness	North West	1,038	4.5	0.54
231	Basingstoke and Deane	Hampshire	868	4.5	0.54
232	Lichfield	Staffordshire	498	4.4	0.54
233	Blaenau Gwent	Wales	300	4.4	0.53
234	Teignbridge	Devon	607	4.4	0.53
235	Chorley	Lancashire	520	4.3	0.52
236	Surrey Heath	Surrey	403	4.3	0.51
237	Neath Port Talbot	Wales	606	4.2	0.51
238	Pendle	Lancashire	417	4.2	0.50
239	Warrington	North West	892	4.1	0.50
240	Shropshire	West Midlands	1,375	4.1	0.50
241	West Suffolk	Suffolk	772	4.1	0.49
242	Wiltshire	South West	2,144	4.1	0.49
243	Fenland	Cambridgeshire	429	4.1	0.49
244	Windsor and Maidenhead	South East	649	4.1	0.49
245	Mid Devon	Devon	345	4.1	0.49
246	Elmbridge	Surrey	575	4.1	0.49
247	Stafford	Staffordshire	568	4.0	0.48
248	Reigate and Banstead	Surrey	638	4.0	0.48
249	Isle of Anglesey	Wales	277	4.0	0.48
250	Barking and Dagenham	London	926	4.0	0.48
251	Stroud	Gloucestershire	500	4.0	0.48
252	Harborough	Leicestershire	416	4.0	0.48
253	Wealden	East Sussex	656	3.9	0.47
254	Huntingdonshire	Cambridgeshire	747	3.9	0.47
255	East Suffolk	Suffolk	974	3.9	0.47
256	Test Valley	Hampshire	526	3.9	0.47
257	South Oxfordshire	Oxfordshire	600	3.8	0.46
258	South Holland	Lincolnshire	378	3.8	0.46
259	Torridge	Devon	265	3.8	0.46
260	Cornwall	South West	2,213	3.8	0.46
261	Halton	North West	497	3.8	0.46
262	North Hertfordshire	Hertfordshire	518	3.8	0.46
263	Fylde	Lancashire	318	3.7	0.45
264	Dorset	South West	1,424	3.7	0.44
265	North East Derbyshire	Derbyshire	389	3.6	0.44
266	Tandridge	Surrey	330	3.6	0.44
267	Breckland	Norfolk	533	3.6	0.44
268	Gravesham	Kent	402	3.6	0.44
269	Mid Sussex	West Sussex	586	3.6	0.44
270	Hinckley and Bosworth	Leicestershire	420	3.6	0.43
271	Braintree	Essex	579	3.5	0.43
272	West Oxfordshire	Oxfordshire	424	3.5	0.42
273	Central Bedfordshire	East of England	1,106	3.5	0.42
274	New Forest	Hampshire	612	3.5	0.42
275	Waverley	Surrey	466	3.5	0.42
276	Gosport	Hampshire	287	3.5	0.42
277	Bolsover	Derbyshire	288	3.4	0.41
278	Castle Point	Essex	302	3.3	0.40
279	Rutland	East Midlands	137	3.3	0.40
280	South Norfolk	Norfolk	489	3.3	0.40
281	Ceredigion	Wales	233	3.2	0.39
282	North Norfolk	Norfolk	324	3.1	0.38
283	North Kesteven	Lincolnshire	370	3.0	0.36
284	East Hampshire	Hampshire	385	3.0	0.36
285	Vale of White Horse	Oxfordshire	431	2.9	0.35
286	Derbyshire Dales	Derbyshire	205	2.9	0.34
287	Uttlesford	Essex	270	2.8	0.34
288	Rochford	Essex	250	2.8	0.34
289	Staffordshire Moorlands	Staffordshire	266	2.8	0.33
290	Tewkesbury	Gloucestershire	270	2.6	0.32
291	South Cambridgeshire	Cambridgeshire	456	2.6	0.32
292	South Hams	Devon	240	2.6	0.31
293	South Staffordshire	Staffordshire	295	2.6	0.31
294	Caerphilly	Wales	450	2.5	0.31
295	West Lancashire	Lancashire	299	2.5	0.30
296	Hart	Hampshire	251	2.4	0.29
297	Broadland	Norfolk	334	2.4	0.29
298	South Derbyshire	Derbyshire	280	2.4	0.29
299	Babergh	Suffolk	229	2.4	0.28
300	Maldon	Essex	162	2.3	0.28
301	Powys	Wales	307	2.3	0.27
302	Mid Suffolk	Suffolk	228	2.1	0.25
303	North Warwickshire	Warwickshire	133	2.0	0.24
304	East Devon	Devon	311	2.0	0.24
305	Ribble Valley	Lancashire	105	1.6	0.19
306	West Devon	Devon	94	1.6	0.19
307	Forest of Dean	Gloucestershire	128	1.4	0.17
308	Isles of Scilly	South West	0	0.0	0.00

Recorded crime depends on reporting and recording as well as on offending, so small differences between areas should not be over-read. See the methodology.

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