Civometry / Crime / Local / County Durham / ShopliftingPolice-recorded · County Durham · Durham Constabulary
Shoplifting in County Durham 12 months to June 2026
11.8per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 6,371 shoplifting offences in County Durham in the 12 months to June 2026, up 9.3% (543) on the previous 12 months. That is 11.8 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, 539,146 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 200 400 600 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 175 offences October 2011: 210 offences November 2011: 189 offences December 2011: 167 offences January 2012: 149 offences February 2012: 192 offences March 2012: 231 offences April 2012: 159 offences May 2012: 139 offences June 2012: 136 offences July 2012: 142 offences August 2012: 170 offences September 2012: 136 offences October 2012: 188 offences November 2012: 179 offences December 2012: 152 offences January 2013: 118 offences February 2013: 161 offences March 2013: 178 offences April 2013: 144 offences May 2013: 156 offences June 2013: 170 offences July 2013: 153 offences August 2013: 164 offences September 2013: 148 offences October 2013: 195 offences November 2013: 203 offences December 2013: 152 offences January 2014: 175 offences February 2014: 169 offences March 2014: 172 offences April 2014: 224 offences May 2014: 192 offences June 2014: 212 offences July 2014: 192 offences August 2014: 205 offences September 2014: 205 offences October 2014: 184 offences November 2014: 245 offences December 2014: 210 offences January 2015: 186 offences February 2015: 199 offences March 2015: 218 offences April 2015: 223 offences May 2015: 170 offences June 2015: 188 offences July 2015: 201 offences August 2015: 228 offences September 2015: 198 offences October 2015: 200 offences November 2015: 166 offences December 2015: 204 offences January 2016: 172 offences February 2016: 254 offences March 2016: 213 offences April 2016: 241 offences May 2016: 215 offences June 2016: 183 offences July 2016: 249 offences August 2016: 272 offences September 2016: 241 offences October 2016: 235 offences November 2016: 282 offences December 2016: 239 offences January 2017: 240 offences February 2017: 259 offences March 2017: 239 offences April 2017: 299 offences May 2017: 260 offences June 2017: 290 offences July 2017: 301 offences August 2017: 320 offences September 2017: 258 offences October 2017: 288 offences November 2017: 320 offences December 2017: 239 offences January 2018: 245 offences February 2018: 287 offences March 2018: 302 offences April 2018: 290 offences May 2018: 359 offences June 2018: 321 offences July 2018: 301 offences August 2018: 334 offences September 2018: 352 offences October 2018: 425 offences November 2018: 399 offences December 2018: 283 offences January 2019: 386 offences February 2019: 282 offences March 2019: 374 offences April 2019: 360 offences May 2019: 395 offences June 2019: 367 offences July 2019: 297 offences August 2019: 345 offences September 2019: 323 offences October 2019: 391 offences November 2019: 352 offences December 2019: 269 offences January 2020: 284 offences February 2020: 359 offences March 2020: 286 offences April 2020: 135 offences May 2020: 140 offences June 2020: 169 offences July 2020: 238 offences August 2020: 309 offences September 2020: 312 offences October 2020: 297 offences November 2020: 244 offences December 2020: 235 offences January 2021: 210 offences February 2021: 187 offences March 2021: 224 offences April 2021: 228 offences May 2021: 222 offences June 2021: 192 offences July 2021: 192 offences August 2021: 247 offences September 2021: 285 offences October 2021: 240 offences November 2021: 221 offences December 2021: 194 offences January 2022: 281 offences February 2022: 305 offences March 2022: 365 offences April 2022: 356 offences May 2022: 373 offences June 2022: 328 offences July 2022: 253 offences August 2022: 321 offences September 2022: 297 offences October 2022: 332 offences November 2022: 338 offences December 2022: 307 offences January 2023: 368 offences February 2023: 412 offences March 2023: 471 offences April 2023: 486 offences May 2023: 528 offences June 2023: 537 offences July 2023: 603 offences August 2023: 532 offences September 2023: 545 offences October 2023: 477 offences November 2023: 389 offences December 2023: 359 offences January 2024: 458 offences February 2024: 399 offences March 2024: 514 offences April 2024: 580 offences May 2024: 484 offences June 2024: 463 offences July 2024: 515 offences August 2024: 525 offences September 2024: 590 offences October 2024: 610 offences November 2024: 489 offences December 2024: 472 offences January 2025: 431 offences February 2025: 458 offences March 2025: 427 offences April 2025: 374 offences May 2025: 463 offences June 2025: 474 offences July 2025: 500 offences August 2025: 516 offences September 2025: 461 offences October 2025: 615 offences November 2025: 572 offences December 2025: 486 offences January 2026: 434 offences February 2026: 499 offences March 2026: 549 offences April 2026: 574 offences May 2026: 624 offences June 2026: 541 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 County Durham Violence and sexual offences 21,559 offences 40.0per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 7,667 offences 14.2per 1,000 Public order 3,920 offences 7.3per 1,000 Other theft 2,904 offences 5.4per 1,000 Burglary 2,435 offences 4.5per 1,000 Other crime 2,093 offences 3.9per 1,000 Vehicle crime 2,078 offences 3.9per 1,000 Drugs 1,196 offences 2.2per 1,000 Possession of weapons 475 offences 0.9per 1,000 Robbery 324 offences 0.6per 1,000 Theft from the person 183 offences 0.3per 1,000 Bicycle theft 135 offences 0.3per 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 County Durham