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Shoplifting in Cheshire East 12 months to June 2026
4.7per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 1,988 shoplifting offences in Cheshire East in the 12 months to June 2026, down 3.1% (63) on the previous 12 months. That is 4.7 per 1,000 residents against 8.3 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk street-level crime archive, category “Shoplifting” local authority via LSOA lookup population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 425,459 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 100 200 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 92 offences October 2011: 148 offences November 2011: 146 offences December 2011: 155 offences January 2012: 143 offences February 2012: 120 offences March 2012: 138 offences April 2012: 131 offences May 2012: 127 offences June 2012: 131 offences July 2012: 158 offences August 2012: 155 offences September 2012: 144 offences October 2012: 154 offences November 2012: 135 offences December 2012: 136 offences January 2013: 138 offences February 2013: 121 offences March 2013: 169 offences April 2013: 139 offences May 2013: 178 offences June 2013: 138 offences July 2013: 164 offences August 2013: 144 offences September 2013: 168 offences October 2013: 147 offences November 2013: 129 offences December 2013: 111 offences January 2014: 116 offences February 2014: 122 offences March 2014: 147 offences April 2014: 157 offences May 2014: 123 offences June 2014: 124 offences July 2014: 125 offences August 2014: 140 offences September 2014: 131 offences October 2014: 150 offences November 2014: 117 offences December 2014: 110 offences January 2015: 137 offences February 2015: 135 offences March 2015: 110 offences April 2015: 153 offences May 2015: 152 offences June 2015: 133 offences July 2015: 126 offences August 2015: 134 offences September 2015: 137 offences October 2015: 141 offences November 2015: 159 offences December 2015: 105 offences January 2016: 114 offences February 2016: 104 offences March 2016: 98 offences April 2016: 151 offences May 2016: 145 offences June 2016: 153 offences July 2016: 144 offences August 2016: 168 offences September 2016: 156 offences October 2016: 207 offences November 2016: 163 offences December 2016: 137 offences January 2017: 188 offences February 2017: 204 offences March 2017: 200 offences April 2017: 202 offences May 2017: 213 offences June 2017: 200 offences July 2017: 211 offences August 2017: 223 offences September 2017: 171 offences October 2017: 170 offences November 2017: 194 offences December 2017: 173 offences January 2018: 232 offences February 2018: 231 offences March 2018: 208 offences April 2018: 192 offences May 2018: 216 offences June 2018: 190 offences July 2018: 188 offences August 2018: 171 offences September 2018: 176 offences October 2018: 185 offences November 2018: 182 offences December 2018: 155 offences January 2019: 194 offences February 2019: 184 offences March 2019: 189 offences April 2019: 210 offences May 2019: 201 offences June 2019: 209 offences July 2019: 203 offences August 2019: 214 offences September 2019: 207 offences October 2019: 188 offences November 2019: 115 offences December 2019: 158 offences January 2020: 144 offences February 2020: 190 offences March 2020: 148 offences April 2020: 65 offences May 2020: 82 offences June 2020: 104 offences July 2020: 138 offences August 2020: 122 offences September 2020: 92 offences October 2020: 113 offences November 2020: 95 offences December 2020: 106 offences January 2021: 84 offences February 2021: 117 offences March 2021: 127 offences April 2021: 121 offences May 2021: 121 offences June 2021: 83 offences July 2021: 112 offences August 2021: 59 offences September 2021: 104 offences October 2021: 95 offences November 2021: 77 offences December 2021: 86 offences January 2022: 115 offences February 2022: 84 offences March 2022: 87 offences April 2022: 96 offences May 2022: 129 offences June 2022: 102 offences July 2022: 74 offences August 2022: 86 offences September 2022: 100 offences October 2022: 111 offences November 2022: 127 offences December 2022: 90 offences January 2023: 127 offences February 2023: 134 offences March 2023: 135 offences April 2023: 146 offences May 2023: 125 offences June 2023: 131 offences July 2023: 176 offences August 2023: 184 offences September 2023: 198 offences October 2023: 145 offences November 2023: 185 offences December 2023: 122 offences January 2024: 180 offences February 2024: 168 offences March 2024: 180 offences April 2024: 200 offences May 2024: 232 offences June 2024: 200 offences July 2024: 217 offences August 2024: 212 offences September 2024: 176 offences October 2024: 183 offences November 2024: 191 offences December 2024: 159 offences January 2025: 152 offences February 2025: 134 offences March 2025: 155 offences April 2025: 132 offences May 2025: 157 offences June 2025: 183 offences July 2025: 144 offences August 2025: 165 offences September 2025: 146 offences October 2025: 137 offences November 2025: 127 offences December 2025: 158 offences January 2026: 153 offences February 2026: 165 offences March 2026: 228 offences April 2026: 175 offences May 2026: 208 offences June 2026: 182 offences
Offences recorded in this category each month, from the street-level archive Published value Provisional or revised LatestShaded bands: governments (see labels) Hover or use arrow keys to read a value What this measures Theft of goods from a shop or business premises.
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
A higher recorded rate does not mean an area is more dangerous.
Other categories in Cheshire East Violence and sexual offences 12,458 offences 29.3per 1,000 Public order 3,085 offences 7.3per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 1,795 offences 4.2per 1,000 Other theft 1,725 offences 4.1per 1,000 Drugs 1,364 offences 3.2per 1,000 Burglary 885 offences 2.1per 1,000 Vehicle crime 730 offences 1.7per 1,000 Other crime 697 offences 1.6per 1,000 Possession of weapons 314 offences 0.7per 1,000 Bicycle theft 190 offences 0.4per 1,000 Robbery 134 offences 0.3per 1,000 Theft from the person 64 offences 0.2per 1,000 Violent crime 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Public disorder and weapons 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Every local authority ranked by shoplifting rate · All recorded crime in Cheshire East