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Shoplifting in Croydon 12 months to June 2026
8.3per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 3,405 shoplifting offences in Croydon in the 12 months to June 2026, down 9.3% (349) on the previous 12 months. That is 8.3 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, 410,085 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 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 137 offences October 2011: 134 offences November 2011: 153 offences December 2011: 136 offences January 2012: 167 offences February 2012: 124 offences March 2012: 122 offences April 2012: 133 offences May 2012: 110 offences June 2012: 126 offences July 2012: 161 offences August 2012: 126 offences September 2012: 132 offences October 2012: 155 offences November 2012: 163 offences December 2012: 152 offences January 2013: 107 offences February 2013: 110 offences March 2013: 127 offences April 2013: 113 offences May 2013: 125 offences June 2013: 136 offences July 2013: 115 offences August 2013: 124 offences September 2013: 116 offences October 2013: 157 offences November 2013: 128 offences December 2013: 134 offences January 2014: 197 offences February 2014: 138 offences March 2014: 195 offences April 2014: 156 offences May 2014: 151 offences June 2014: 168 offences July 2014: 179 offences August 2014: 152 offences September 2014: 155 offences October 2014: 189 offences November 2014: 155 offences December 2014: 162 offences January 2015: 187 offences February 2015: 166 offences March 2015: 183 offences April 2015: 173 offences May 2015: 179 offences June 2015: 159 offences July 2015: 145 offences August 2015: 145 offences September 2015: 118 offences October 2015: 138 offences November 2015: 169 offences December 2015: 141 offences January 2016: 126 offences February 2016: 169 offences March 2016: 170 offences April 2016: 145 offences May 2016: 187 offences June 2016: 156 offences July 2016: 148 offences August 2016: 153 offences September 2016: 146 offences October 2016: 136 offences November 2016: 132 offences December 2016: 141 offences January 2017: 130 offences February 2017: 125 offences March 2017: 131 offences April 2017: 114 offences May 2017: 151 offences June 2017: 118 offences July 2017: 120 offences August 2017: 150 offences September 2017: 158 offences October 2017: 137 offences November 2017: 150 offences December 2017: 106 offences January 2018: 133 offences February 2018: 116 offences March 2018: 111 offences April 2018: 120 offences May 2018: 123 offences June 2018: 126 offences July 2018: 113 offences August 2018: 102 offences September 2018: 97 offences October 2018: 109 offences November 2018: 112 offences December 2018: 114 offences January 2019: 131 offences February 2019: 132 offences March 2019: 132 offences April 2019: 130 offences May 2019: 141 offences June 2019: 129 offences July 2019: 117 offences August 2019: 123 offences September 2019: 120 offences October 2019: 144 offences November 2019: 173 offences December 2019: 97 offences January 2020: 116 offences February 2020: 156 offences March 2020: 100 offences April 2020: 66 offences May 2020: 62 offences June 2020: 76 offences July 2020: 94 offences August 2020: 114 offences September 2020: 98 offences October 2020: 123 offences November 2020: 99 offences December 2020: 108 offences January 2021: 109 offences February 2021: 105 offences March 2021: 108 offences April 2021: 112 offences May 2021: 104 offences June 2021: 106 offences July 2021: 122 offences August 2021: 108 offences September 2021: 96 offences October 2021: 106 offences November 2021: 98 offences December 2021: 98 offences January 2022: 103 offences February 2022: 97 offences March 2022: 123 offences April 2022: 144 offences May 2022: 165 offences June 2022: 151 offences July 2022: 148 offences August 2022: 132 offences September 2022: 112 offences October 2022: 118 offences November 2022: 129 offences December 2022: 130 offences January 2023: 208 offences February 2023: 169 offences March 2023: 218 offences April 2023: 185 offences May 2023: 162 offences June 2023: 292 offences July 2023: 238 offences August 2023: 242 offences September 2023: 220 offences October 2023: 207 offences November 2023: 210 offences December 2023: 219 offences January 2024: 207 offences February 2024: 211 offences March 2024: 314 offences April 2024: 331 offences May 2024: 401 offences June 2024: 332 offences July 2024: 328 offences August 2024: 468 offences September 2024: 404 offences October 2024: 468 offences November 2024: 277 offences December 2024: 216 offences January 2025: 268 offences February 2025: 240 offences March 2025: 252 offences April 2025: 317 offences May 2025: 285 offences June 2025: 231 offences July 2025: 252 offences August 2025: 280 offences September 2025: 292 offences October 2025: 228 offences November 2025: 221 offences December 2025: 226 offences January 2026: 270 offences February 2026: 288 offences March 2026: 286 offences April 2026: 345 offences May 2026: 371 offences June 2026: 346 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 Croydon Violence and sexual offences 12,802 offences 31.2per 1,000 Vehicle crime 3,695 offences 9.0per 1,000 Other theft 2,675 offences 6.5per 1,000 Public order 2,421 offences 5.9per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 2,175 offences 5.3per 1,000 Drugs 2,113 offences 5.2per 1,000 Burglary 1,719 offences 4.2per 1,000 Robbery 1,002 offences 2.4per 1,000 Theft from the person 801 offences 2.0per 1,000 Other crime 516 offences 1.3per 1,000 Possession of weapons 325 offences 0.8per 1,000 Bicycle theft 191 offences 0.5per 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 Croydon