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Shoplifting in Leicester 12 months to June 2026
8.8per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 3,369 shoplifting offences in Leicester in the 12 months to June 2026, down 13.0% (502) on the previous 12 months. That is 8.8 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, 383,116 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 100 200 300 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 287 offences October 2011: 285 offences November 2011: 249 offences December 2011: 253 offences January 2012: 240 offences February 2012: 251 offences March 2012: 246 offences April 2012: 244 offences May 2012: 268 offences June 2012: 229 offences July 2012: 241 offences August 2012: 217 offences September 2012: 192 offences October 2012: 235 offences November 2012: 248 offences December 2012: 219 offences January 2013: 223 offences February 2013: 241 offences March 2013: 220 offences April 2013: 254 offences May 2013: 268 offences June 2013: 222 offences July 2013: 224 offences August 2013: 258 offences September 2013: 254 offences October 2013: 298 offences November 2013: 295 offences December 2013: 219 offences January 2014: 198 offences February 2014: 214 offences March 2014: 252 offences April 2014: 204 offences May 2014: 257 offences June 2014: 214 offences July 2014: 215 offences August 2014: 208 offences September 2014: 188 offences October 2014: 204 offences November 2014: 257 offences December 2014: 240 offences January 2015: 230 offences February 2015: 226 offences March 2015: 233 offences April 2015: 215 offences May 2015: 190 offences June 2015: 228 offences July 2015: 213 offences August 2015: 222 offences September 2015: 203 offences October 2015: 216 offences November 2015: 221 offences December 2015: 214 offences January 2016: 219 offences February 2016: 207 offences March 2016: 254 offences April 2016: 240 offences May 2016: 228 offences June 2016: 224 offences July 2016: 189 offences August 2016: 242 offences September 2016: 230 offences October 2016: 256 offences November 2016: 262 offences December 2016: 235 offences January 2017: 303 offences February 2017: 242 offences March 2017: 299 offences April 2017: 218 offences May 2017: 263 offences June 2017: 266 offences July 2017: 288 offences August 2017: 291 offences September 2017: 259 offences October 2017: 240 offences November 2017: 301 offences December 2017: 224 offences January 2018: 265 offences February 2018: 275 offences March 2018: 235 offences April 2018: 251 offences May 2018: 300 offences June 2018: 250 offences July 2018: 226 offences August 2018: 261 offences September 2018: 276 offences October 2018: 254 offences November 2018: 236 offences December 2018: 187 offences January 2019: 202 offences February 2019: 204 offences March 2019: 227 offences April 2019: 193 offences May 2019: 193 offences June 2019: 174 offences July 2019: 199 offences August 2019: 199 offences September 2019: 191 offences October 2019: 149 offences November 2019: 154 offences December 2019: 154 offences January 2020: 162 offences February 2020: 139 offences March 2020: 114 offences April 2020: 66 offences May 2020: 87 offences June 2020: 74 offences July 2020: 84 offences August 2020: 98 offences September 2020: 136 offences October 2020: 104 offences November 2020: 106 offences December 2020: 85 offences January 2021: 73 offences February 2021: 87 offences March 2021: 72 offences April 2021: 90 offences May 2021: 77 offences June 2021: 97 offences July 2021: 99 offences August 2021: 92 offences September 2021: 117 offences October 2021: 123 offences November 2021: 116 offences December 2021: 98 offences January 2022: 108 offences February 2022: 131 offences March 2022: 143 offences April 2022: 167 offences May 2022: 160 offences June 2022: 161 offences July 2022: 140 offences August 2022: 184 offences September 2022: 152 offences October 2022: 145 offences November 2022: 202 offences December 2022: 150 offences January 2023: 137 offences February 2023: 158 offences March 2023: 205 offences April 2023: 162 offences May 2023: 211 offences June 2023: 227 offences July 2023: 269 offences August 2023: 269 offences September 2023: 211 offences October 2023: 256 offences November 2023: 230 offences December 2023: 181 offences January 2024: 273 offences February 2024: 265 offences March 2024: 275 offences April 2024: 295 offences May 2024: 235 offences June 2024: 275 offences July 2024: 286 offences August 2024: 310 offences September 2024: 297 offences October 2024: 328 offences November 2024: 389 offences December 2024: 320 offences January 2025: 344 offences February 2025: 282 offences March 2025: 262 offences April 2025: 342 offences May 2025: 329 offences June 2025: 382 offences July 2025: 292 offences August 2025: 277 offences September 2025: 225 offences October 2025: 244 offences November 2025: 312 offences December 2025: 276 offences January 2026: 286 offences February 2026: 257 offences March 2026: 289 offences April 2026: 322 offences May 2026: 304 offences June 2026: 285 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 Leicester Violence and sexual offences 16,972 offences 44.3per 1,000 Public order 4,894 offences 12.8per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 4,324 offences 11.3per 1,000 Other theft 3,000 offences 7.8per 1,000 Vehicle crime 2,262 offences 5.9per 1,000 Drugs 1,822 offences 4.8per 1,000 Burglary 1,536 offences 4.0per 1,000 Other crime 783 offences 2.0per 1,000 Bicycle theft 632 offences 1.6per 1,000 Robbery 563 offences 1.5per 1,000 Theft from the person 486 offences 1.3per 1,000 Possession of weapons 472 offences 1.2per 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 Leicester