Shoplifting rates by district

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

Ranked by shoplifting per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to August 2026. The England and Wales rate was 8.5; the index column compares each area with it (1.00 = national rate). How rates are worked out: methodology.

Rank	Area	In	Crimes	Per 1,000	Index
1	City of London	London	1,608	106.4	12.59
2	Westminster	London	9,388	44.7	5.29
3	Stockton-on-Tees	North East	5,061	24.5	2.89
4	Hartlepool	North East	2,370	24.1	2.86
5	Kensington and Chelsea	London	3,330	23.0	2.73
6	Lincoln	Lincolnshire	2,379	22.6	2.68
7	Eastbourne	East Sussex	2,279	21.9	2.59
8	Dartford	Kent	2,687	21.5	2.54
9	Islington	London	4,564	20.5	2.42
10	Middlesbrough	North East	3,101	19.9	2.35
11	Hastings	East Sussex	1,722	18.9	2.23
12	Camden	London	4,013	18.5	2.19
13	Nottingham	East Midlands	5,855	17.7	2.09
14	Reading	South East	3,228	17.6	2.09
15	Ipswich	Suffolk	2,339	16.7	1.97
16	North East Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	2,666	16.7	1.97
17	Brighton and Hove	South East	4,732	16.7	1.97
18	Norwich	Norfolk	2,434	16.5	1.96
19	Worthing	West Sussex	1,872	16.4	1.94
20	Cambridge	Cambridgeshire	2,421	16.2	1.92
21	Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	5,033	15.7	1.86
22	Southampton	South East	3,985	15.4	1.82
23	Hammersmith and Fulham	London	2,865	15.2	1.80
24	Crawley	West Sussex	1,833	14.8	1.75
25	Kingston upon Hull, City of	Yorkshire and The Humber	4,006	14.5	1.72
26	Canterbury	Kent	2,343	14.5	1.71
27	Portsmouth	South East	3,072	14.3	1.70
28	Redcar and Cleveland	North East	1,989	14.3	1.69
29	Solihull	West Midlands	3,114	14.1	1.66
30	South Tyneside	North East	2,124	14.0	1.66
31	Bristol, City of	South West	6,891	13.9	1.65
32	North Tyneside	North East	2,942	13.7	1.62
33	Burnley	Lancashire	1,321	13.3	1.57
34	Cardiff	Wales	5,079	13.2	1.56
35	Worcester	Worcestershire	1,383	13.0	1.53
36	Oxford	Oxfordshire	2,143	12.9	1.53
37	Doncaster	Yorkshire and The Humber	4,114	12.9	1.52
38	County Durham	North East	6,745	12.5	1.48
39	Mansfield	Nottinghamshire	1,389	12.3	1.45
40	Newport	Wales	2,046	12.2	1.44
41	Leeds	Yorkshire and The Humber	10,206	12.1	1.43
42	Broxtowe	Nottinghamshire	1,381	12.1	1.43
43	Sunderland	North East	3,476	12.0	1.42
44	Tower Hamlets	London	3,975	12.0	1.42
45	Gateshead	North East	2,406	11.9	1.40
46	Wolverhampton	West Midlands	3,334	11.9	1.40
47	Darlington	North East	1,325	11.8	1.39
48	Rotherham	Yorkshire and The Humber	3,223	11.7	1.38
49	Sheffield	Yorkshire and The Humber	6,723	11.5	1.37
50	Lambeth	London	3,632	11.5	1.36
51	Walsall	West Midlands	3,344	11.3	1.34
52	Newham	London	4,196	11.2	1.33
53	Bassetlaw	Nottinghamshire	1,377	11.0	1.30
54	Ashfield	Nottinghamshire	1,420	11.0	1.30
55	Exeter	Devon	1,507	10.9	1.29
56	Lewisham	London	3,267	10.8	1.28
57	York	Yorkshire and The Humber	2,268	10.8	1.28
58	Liverpool	North West	5,435	10.7	1.26
59	Merthyr Tydfil	Wales	629	10.7	1.26
60	Birmingham	West Midlands	12,621	10.7	1.26
61	Milton Keynes	South East	3,234	10.6	1.25
62	Southwark	London	3,319	10.5	1.25
63	Southend-on-Sea	East of England	1,944	10.5	1.24
64	Bath and North East Somerset	South West	2,088	10.4	1.23
65	Hackney	London	2,745	10.3	1.22
66	Derby	East Midlands	2,821	10.3	1.22
67	Thurrock	East of England	1,859	10.3	1.22
68	Stevenage	Hertfordshire	931	10.1	1.20
69	Torbay	South West	1,414	10.1	1.19
70	Bedford	East of England	1,962	10.1	1.19
71	Hillingdon	London	3,292	10.0	1.18
72	Chesterfield	Derbyshire	1,046	9.9	1.17
73	Peterborough	East of England	2,198	9.8	1.16
74	Arun	West Sussex	1,668	9.8	1.16
75	North Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,676	9.8	1.16
76	Coventry	West Midlands	3,591	9.7	1.15
77	Sandwell	West Midlands	3,428	9.7	1.15
78	Wrexham	Wales	1,328	9.6	1.14
79	Boston	Lincolnshire	679	9.6	1.13
80	Vale of Glamorgan	Wales	1,294	9.5	1.13
81	Dudley	West Midlands	3,157	9.5	1.13
82	Somerset	South West	5,587	9.5	1.12
83	Torfaen	Wales	891	9.5	1.12
84	Kingston upon Thames	London	1,612	9.3	1.10
85	Brentwood	Essex	737	9.3	1.10
86	Greenwich	London	2,778	9.3	1.10
87	Broxbourne	Hertfordshire	945	9.3	1.10
88	Cherwell	Oxfordshire	1,577	9.3	1.09
89	Nuneaton and Bedworth	Warwickshire	1,296	9.2	1.08
90	Haringey	London	2,414	9.1	1.08
91	Leicester	East Midlands	3,525	9.1	1.07
92	Warwick	Warwickshire	1,397	9.0	1.07
93	Epsom and Ewell	Surrey	751	9.0	1.07
94	Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	2,437	9.0	1.07
95	Chelmsford	Essex	1,690	9.0	1.06
96	Wakefield	Yorkshire and The Humber	3,262	8.9	1.05
97	Croydon	London	3,625	8.9	1.05
98	Newark and Sherwood	Nottinghamshire	1,124	8.8	1.04
99	Erewash	Derbyshire	996	8.7	1.03
100	Watford	Hertfordshire	927	8.6	1.02
101	Preston	Lancashire	1,405	8.6	1.02
102	Colchester	Essex	1,726	8.6	1.02
103	Calderdale	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,816	8.6	1.02
104	Redditch	Worcestershire	756	8.6	1.02
105	Swansea	Wales	2,157	8.6	1.02
106	Chichester	West Sussex	1,092	8.5	1.00
107	Swale	Kent	1,336	8.4	1.00
108	Thanet	Kent	1,200	8.4	0.99
109	Telford and Wrekin	West Midlands	1,640	8.4	0.99
110	South Gloucestershire	South West	2,558	8.4	0.99
111	Conwy	Wales	959	8.3	0.99
112	Barnet	London	3,378	8.3	0.99
113	Denbighshire	Wales	816	8.3	0.98
114	Bromley	London	2,784	8.3	0.98
115	Welwyn Hatfield	Hertfordshire	1,017	8.3	0.98
116	Rushmoor	Hampshire	870	8.2	0.97
117	Havant	Hampshire	1,038	8.2	0.97
118	Hounslow	London	2,447	8.2	0.97
119	St Albans	Hertfordshire	1,223	8.1	0.96
120	Plymouth	South West	2,187	8.0	0.95
121	Blackpool	North West	1,159	8.0	0.95
122	Melton	Leicestershire	434	8.0	0.95
123	Brent	London	2,814	8.0	0.94
124	Redbridge	London	2,548	7.9	0.94
125	Tunbridge Wells	Kent	948	7.9	0.94
126	Charnwood	Leicestershire	1,488	7.9	0.93
127	Havering	London	2,167	7.8	0.93
128	Waltham Forest	London	2,179	7.8	0.92
129	Basildon	Essex	1,508	7.8	0.92
130	Wyre Forest	Worcestershire	807	7.8	0.92
131	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	South West	3,169	7.7	0.92
132	Enfield	London	2,534	7.7	0.92
133	Harlow	Essex	759	7.7	0.91
134	Runnymede	Surrey	703	7.6	0.90
135	Northumberland	North East	2,527	7.6	0.90
136	Guildford	Surrey	1,154	7.6	0.90
137	Isle of Wight	South East	1,071	7.6	0.89
138	East Lindsey	Lincolnshire	1,094	7.5	0.89
139	Luton	East of England	1,798	7.5	0.89
140	Wandsworth	London	2,533	7.5	0.89
141	Blaby	Leicestershire	809	7.5	0.88
142	Folkestone and Hythe	Kent	840	7.5	0.88
143	Barnsley	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,867	7.4	0.88
144	Medway	South East	2,162	7.4	0.87
145	West Berkshire	South East	1,216	7.4	0.87
146	Hyndburn	Lancashire	628	7.3	0.86
147	West Northamptonshire	East Midlands	3,203	7.3	0.86
148	St. Helens	North West	1,355	7.2	0.85
149	Dover	Kent	857	7.2	0.85
150	Flintshire	Wales	1,112	7.1	0.84
151	Bridgend	Wales	1,048	7.1	0.84
152	Spelthorne	Surrey	759	7.1	0.84
153	North Devon	Devon	716	7.1	0.84
154	Sutton	London	1,515	7.1	0.84
155	Ealing	London	2,699	7.0	0.83
156	West Lindsey	Lincolnshire	691	7.0	0.82
157	Maidstone	Kent	1,303	6.9	0.82
158	Rother	East Sussex	666	6.9	0.82
159	Gedling	Nottinghamshire	829	6.9	0.82
160	Three Rivers	Hertfordshire	660	6.9	0.81
161	South Kesteven	Lincolnshire	1,010	6.9	0.81
162	Tamworth	Staffordshire	556	6.9	0.81
163	Great Yarmouth	Norfolk	681	6.8	0.80
164	Swindon	South West	1,651	6.8	0.80
165	Monmouthshire	Wales	640	6.7	0.80
166	Cannock Chase	Staffordshire	691	6.6	0.79
167	Gwynedd	Wales	797	6.6	0.78
168	North Somerset	South West	1,462	6.5	0.77
169	Bradford	Yorkshire and The Humber	3,652	6.5	0.77
170	Sefton	North West	1,849	6.5	0.76
171	Bexley	London	1,648	6.4	0.76
172	Dacorum	Hertfordshire	1,025	6.3	0.75
173	Adur	West Sussex	411	6.3	0.75
174	Woking	Surrey	669	6.3	0.75
175	North Northamptonshire	East Midlands	2,340	6.3	0.74
176	Ashford	Kent	879	6.2	0.74
177	Newcastle-under-Lyme	Staffordshire	786	6.2	0.73
178	Kirklees	Yorkshire and The Humber	2,706	6.0	0.71
179	South Ribble	Lancashire	699	6.0	0.71
180	Richmond upon Thames	London	1,182	6.0	0.71
181	East Cambridgeshire	Cambridgeshire	558	6.0	0.71
182	Slough	South East	1,003	6.0	0.71
183	Horsham	West Sussex	901	5.9	0.70
184	Wyre	Lancashire	702	5.9	0.70
185	Cheshire West and Chester	North West	2,197	5.9	0.70
186	Lancaster	Lancashire	853	5.9	0.70
187	Harrow	London	1,590	5.9	0.69
188	Bracknell Forest	South East	763	5.8	0.69
189	Merton	London	1,260	5.8	0.68
190	Rushcliffe	Nottinghamshire	720	5.7	0.67
191	Fareham	Hampshire	654	5.7	0.67
192	Wychavon	Worcestershire	780	5.7	0.67
193	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	Norfolk	882	5.6	0.67
194	Bromsgrove	Worcestershire	567	5.6	0.66
195	East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,966	5.5	0.65
196	Herefordshire, County of	West Midlands	1,052	5.5	0.65
197	Tonbridge and Malling	Kent	752	5.5	0.65
198	Blackburn with Darwen	North West	893	5.5	0.65
199	Malvern Hills	Worcestershire	451	5.4	0.64
200	High Peak	Derbyshire	492	5.4	0.63
201	Winchester	Hampshire	725	5.3	0.63
202	Wirral	North West	1,755	5.3	0.63
203	Tendring	Essex	832	5.3	0.63
204	North West Leicestershire	Leicestershire	591	5.3	0.62
205	Eastleigh	Hampshire	753	5.3	0.62
206	Mole Valley	Surrey	466	5.3	0.62
207	Rossendale	Lancashire	378	5.2	0.61
208	Cumberland	North West	1,449	5.2	0.61
209	Epping Forest	Essex	710	5.2	0.61
210	Lewes	East Sussex	527	5.1	0.61
211	Rugby	Warwickshire	617	5.0	0.60
212	Buckinghamshire	South East	2,902	5.0	0.59
213	Knowsley	North West	812	5.0	0.59
214	Amber Valley	Derbyshire	649	5.0	0.59
215	Stratford-on-Avon	Warwickshire	726	5.0	0.59
216	Hertsmere	Hertfordshire	543	4.9	0.58
217	Basingstoke and Deane	Hampshire	951	4.9	0.58
218	Sevenoaks	Kent	598	4.9	0.58
219	Cheshire East	North West	2,045	4.9	0.57
220	Wokingham	South East	906	4.8	0.57
221	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Wales	1,170	4.8	0.57
222	North Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	3,033	4.8	0.56
223	East Hertfordshire	Hertfordshire	744	4.7	0.56
224	Pembrokeshire	Wales	595	4.7	0.56
225	Carmarthenshire	Wales	902	4.7	0.56
226	Surrey Heath	Surrey	443	4.7	0.55
227	East Staffordshire	Staffordshire	596	4.6	0.54
228	Westmorland and Furness	North West	1,057	4.6	0.54
229	Teignbridge	Devon	626	4.5	0.53
230	Lichfield	Staffordshire	503	4.5	0.53
231	Blaenau Gwent	Wales	304	4.5	0.53
232	Oadby and Wigston	Leicestershire	276	4.5	0.53
233	Neath Port Talbot	Wales	637	4.4	0.53
234	Chorley	Lancashire	537	4.4	0.53
235	Pendle	Lancashire	440	4.4	0.52
236	Test Valley	Hampshire	580	4.3	0.51
237	Stafford	Staffordshire	599	4.2	0.50
238	Wiltshire	South West	2,216	4.2	0.50
239	Warrington	North West	898	4.2	0.49
240	West Suffolk	Suffolk	785	4.2	0.49
241	Harborough	Leicestershire	435	4.2	0.49
242	Barking and Dagenham	London	960	4.1	0.49
243	Torridge	Devon	288	4.1	0.49
244	Windsor and Maidenhead	South East	651	4.1	0.48
245	Shropshire	West Midlands	1,352	4.1	0.48
246	Fenland	Cambridgeshire	421	4.0	0.47
247	Mid Devon	Devon	341	4.0	0.47
248	Reigate and Banstead	Surrey	638	4.0	0.47
249	Elmbridge	Surrey	569	4.0	0.47
250	Isle of Anglesey	Wales	275	4.0	0.47
251	South Holland	Lincolnshire	390	3.9	0.46
252	South Oxfordshire	Oxfordshire	611	3.9	0.46
253	Hinckley and Bosworth	Leicestershire	455	3.9	0.46
254	Halton	North West	511	3.9	0.46
255	East Suffolk	Suffolk	957	3.8	0.45
256	New Forest	Hampshire	673	3.8	0.45
257	North Hertfordshire	Hertfordshire	523	3.8	0.45
258	Huntingdonshire	Cambridgeshire	725	3.8	0.45
259	Mid Sussex	West Sussex	612	3.8	0.45
260	Cornwall	South West	2,204	3.8	0.45
261	Wealden	East Sussex	630	3.8	0.45
262	Dorset	South West	1,465	3.8	0.44
263	Tandridge	Surrey	339	3.7	0.44
264	Fylde	Lancashire	319	3.7	0.44
265	Gravesham	Kent	407	3.7	0.44
266	Bolsover	Derbyshire	308	3.7	0.43
267	Braintree	Essex	601	3.7	0.43
268	Gosport	Hampshire	303	3.7	0.43
269	North East Derbyshire	Derbyshire	389	3.6	0.43
270	Central Bedfordshire	East of England	1,148	3.6	0.43
271	Breckland	Norfolk	532	3.6	0.43
272	Waverley	Surrey	469	3.5	0.41
273	West Oxfordshire	Oxfordshire	409	3.4	0.40
274	Castle Point	Essex	305	3.4	0.40
275	South Norfolk	Norfolk	498	3.4	0.40
276	Rutland	East Midlands	138	3.3	0.39
277	North Kesteven	Lincolnshire	395	3.2	0.38
278	East Hampshire	Hampshire	408	3.1	0.37
279	North Norfolk	Norfolk	321	3.1	0.37
280	Vale of White Horse	Oxfordshire	459	3.1	0.36
281	Ceredigion	Wales	219	3.0	0.36
282	Uttlesford	Essex	278	2.9	0.35
283	South Hams	Devon	265	2.9	0.34
284	Derbyshire Dales	Derbyshire	202	2.8	0.33
285	South Cambridgeshire	Cambridgeshire	482	2.8	0.33
286	Rochford	Essex	249	2.8	0.33
287	West Lancashire	Lancashire	330	2.7	0.32
288	Hart	Hampshire	274	2.7	0.31
289	Caerphilly	Wales	466	2.6	0.31
290	South Staffordshire	Staffordshire	298	2.6	0.31
291	Staffordshire Moorlands	Staffordshire	250	2.6	0.31
292	South Derbyshire	Derbyshire	293	2.5	0.29
293	Babergh	Suffolk	239	2.5	0.29
294	Broadland	Norfolk	325	2.4	0.28
295	Powys	Wales	310	2.3	0.27
296	Maldon	Essex	141	2.0	0.24
297	Mid Suffolk	Suffolk	225	2.0	0.24
298	East Devon	Devon	320	2.0	0.24
299	North Warwickshire	Warwickshire	135	2.0	0.24
300	West Devon	Devon	101	1.7	0.20
301	Ribble Valley	Lancashire	112	1.7	0.20
302	Isles of Scilly	South West	2	0.8	0.10

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