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Shoplifting in Cornwall 12 months to June 2026
3.9per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 2,276 shoplifting offences in Cornwall in the 12 months to June 2026, down 14.2% (377) on the previous 12 months. That is 3.9 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, 584,782 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: 164 offences October 2011: 171 offences November 2011: 224 offences December 2011: 195 offences January 2012: 165 offences February 2012: 168 offences March 2012: 204 offences April 2012: 151 offences May 2012: 178 offences June 2012: 150 offences July 2012: 146 offences August 2012: 180 offences September 2012: 153 offences October 2012: 191 offences November 2012: 137 offences December 2012: 126 offences January 2013: 134 offences February 2013: 191 offences March 2013: 159 offences April 2013: 135 offences May 2013: 137 offences June 2013: 191 offences July 2013: 197 offences August 2013: 217 offences September 2013: 159 offences October 2013: 184 offences November 2013: 170 offences December 2013: 144 offences January 2014: 181 offences February 2014: 169 offences March 2014: 224 offences April 2014: 192 offences May 2014: 191 offences June 2014: 166 offences July 2014: 122 offences August 2014: 199 offences September 2014: 204 offences October 2014: 150 offences November 2014: 171 offences December 2014: 145 offences January 2015: 122 offences February 2015: 147 offences March 2015: 201 offences April 2015: 150 offences May 2015: 176 offences June 2015: 152 offences July 2015: 177 offences August 2015: 116 offences September 2015: 124 offences October 2015: 132 offences November 2015: 132 offences December 2015: 126 offences January 2016: 111 offences February 2016: 122 offences March 2016: 136 offences April 2016: 154 offences May 2016: 157 offences June 2016: 154 offences July 2016: 138 offences August 2016: 162 offences September 2016: 159 offences October 2016: 152 offences November 2016: 143 offences December 2016: 185 offences January 2017: 136 offences February 2017: 175 offences March 2017: 197 offences April 2017: 172 offences May 2017: 186 offences June 2017: 214 offences July 2017: 193 offences August 2017: 198 offences September 2017: 232 offences October 2017: 247 offences November 2017: 248 offences December 2017: 136 offences January 2018: 151 offences February 2018: 143 offences March 2018: 177 offences April 2018: 183 offences May 2018: 190 offences June 2018: 179 offences July 2018: 174 offences August 2018: 168 offences September 2018: 175 offences October 2018: 219 offences November 2018: 140 offences December 2018: 120 offences January 2019: 148 offences February 2019: 147 offences March 2019: 164 offences April 2019: 120 offences May 2019: 107 offences June 2019: 113 offences July 2019: 184 offences August 2019: 117 offences September 2019: 121 offences October 2019: 134 offences November 2019: 133 offences December 2019: 121 offences January 2020: 116 offences February 2020: 131 offences March 2020: 131 offences April 2020: 78 offences May 2020: 68 offences June 2020: 88 offences July 2020: 89 offences August 2020: 81 offences September 2020: 95 offences October 2020: 80 offences November 2020: 69 offences December 2020: 69 offences January 2021: 64 offences February 2021: 94 offences March 2021: 62 offences April 2021: 77 offences May 2021: 90 offences June 2021: 76 offences July 2021: 76 offences August 2021: 107 offences September 2021: 123 offences October 2021: 136 offences November 2021: 106 offences December 2021: 117 offences January 2022: 116 offences February 2022: 104 offences March 2022: 102 offences April 2022: 111 offences May 2022: 132 offences June 2022: 119 offences July 2022: 126 offences August 2022: 150 offences September 2022: 138 offences October 2022: 110 offences January 2023: 1 offences July 2023: 108 offences August 2023: 144 offences September 2023: 120 offences October 2023: 123 offences November 2023: 108 offences December 2023: 186 offences January 2024: 179 offences February 2024: 212 offences March 2024: 148 offences April 2024: 220 offences May 2024: 201 offences June 2024: 200 offences July 2024: 215 offences August 2024: 222 offences September 2024: 202 offences October 2024: 261 offences November 2024: 245 offences December 2024: 144 offences January 2025: 179 offences February 2025: 257 offences March 2025: 231 offences April 2025: 216 offences May 2025: 236 offences June 2025: 245 offences July 2025: 242 offences August 2025: 175 offences September 2025: 167 offences October 2025: 173 offences November 2025: 175 offences December 2025: 169 offences January 2026: 168 offences February 2026: 179 offences March 2026: 216 offences April 2026: 214 offences May 2026: 199 offences June 2026: 199 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 Cornwall Violence and sexual offences 19,470 offences 33.3per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 4,273 offences 7.3per 1,000 Other theft 3,132 offences 5.4per 1,000 Public order 2,622 offences 4.5per 1,000 Other crime 929 offences 1.6per 1,000 Vehicle crime 910 offences 1.6per 1,000 Burglary 898 offences 1.5per 1,000 Drugs 861 offences 1.5per 1,000 Possession of weapons 434 offences 0.7per 1,000 Theft from the person 205 offences 0.4per 1,000 Robbery 183 offences 0.3per 1,000 Bicycle theft 91 offences 0.2per 1,000 Public disorder and weapons 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Violent crime 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Every local authority ranked by shoplifting rate · All recorded crime in Cornwall