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Shoplifting in South Tyneside 12 months to June 2026
12.5per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 1,898 shoplifting offences in South Tyneside in the 12 months to June 2026, down 25.1% (637) on the previous 12 months. That is 12.5 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, 151,255 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: 64 offences October 2011: 56 offences November 2011: 52 offences December 2011: 48 offences January 2012: 60 offences February 2012: 76 offences March 2012: 78 offences April 2012: 73 offences May 2012: 74 offences June 2012: 64 offences July 2012: 52 offences August 2012: 51 offences September 2012: 55 offences October 2012: 45 offences November 2012: 40 offences December 2012: 37 offences January 2013: 38 offences February 2013: 56 offences March 2013: 35 offences April 2013: 52 offences May 2013: 62 offences June 2013: 65 offences July 2013: 64 offences August 2013: 64 offences September 2013: 60 offences October 2013: 65 offences November 2013: 78 offences December 2013: 58 offences January 2014: 70 offences February 2014: 69 offences March 2014: 78 offences April 2014: 53 offences May 2014: 84 offences June 2014: 80 offences July 2014: 70 offences August 2014: 72 offences September 2014: 68 offences October 2014: 75 offences November 2014: 62 offences December 2014: 71 offences January 2015: 71 offences February 2015: 66 offences March 2015: 76 offences April 2015: 90 offences May 2015: 95 offences June 2015: 64 offences July 2015: 53 offences August 2015: 79 offences September 2015: 81 offences October 2015: 102 offences November 2015: 96 offences December 2015: 84 offences January 2016: 89 offences February 2016: 80 offences March 2016: 99 offences April 2016: 91 offences May 2016: 98 offences June 2016: 82 offences July 2016: 94 offences August 2016: 102 offences September 2016: 81 offences October 2016: 95 offences November 2016: 83 offences December 2016: 79 offences January 2017: 98 offences February 2017: 91 offences March 2017: 84 offences April 2017: 65 offences May 2017: 103 offences June 2017: 117 offences July 2017: 122 offences August 2017: 128 offences September 2017: 130 offences October 2017: 96 offences November 2017: 101 offences December 2017: 82 offences January 2018: 74 offences February 2018: 91 offences March 2018: 83 offences April 2018: 121 offences May 2018: 128 offences June 2018: 127 offences July 2018: 109 offences August 2018: 85 offences September 2018: 102 offences October 2018: 148 offences November 2018: 126 offences December 2018: 96 offences January 2019: 111 offences February 2019: 96 offences March 2019: 94 offences April 2019: 139 offences May 2019: 90 offences June 2019: 98 offences July 2019: 94 offences August 2019: 79 offences September 2019: 57 offences October 2019: 86 offences November 2019: 105 offences December 2019: 69 offences January 2020: 67 offences February 2020: 65 offences March 2020: 50 offences April 2020: 19 offences May 2020: 17 offences June 2020: 38 offences July 2020: 40 offences August 2020: 51 offences September 2020: 61 offences October 2020: 52 offences November 2020: 54 offences December 2020: 62 offences January 2021: 87 offences February 2021: 52 offences March 2021: 43 offences April 2021: 27 offences May 2021: 53 offences June 2021: 41 offences July 2021: 34 offences August 2021: 51 offences September 2021: 36 offences October 2021: 49 offences November 2021: 60 offences December 2021: 47 offences January 2022: 57 offences February 2022: 52 offences March 2022: 71 offences April 2022: 85 offences May 2022: 83 offences June 2022: 51 offences July 2022: 62 offences August 2022: 47 offences September 2022: 95 offences October 2022: 124 offences November 2022: 104 offences December 2022: 107 offences January 2023: 99 offences February 2023: 180 offences March 2023: 186 offences April 2023: 206 offences May 2023: 153 offences June 2023: 141 offences July 2023: 134 offences August 2023: 159 offences September 2023: 167 offences October 2023: 194 offences November 2023: 165 offences December 2023: 131 offences January 2024: 149 offences February 2024: 108 offences March 2024: 144 offences April 2024: 157 offences May 2024: 122 offences June 2024: 182 offences July 2024: 188 offences August 2024: 264 offences September 2024: 225 offences October 2024: 233 offences November 2024: 167 offences December 2024: 209 offences January 2025: 229 offences February 2025: 240 offences March 2025: 229 offences April 2025: 169 offences May 2025: 186 offences June 2025: 196 offences July 2025: 136 offences August 2025: 197 offences September 2025: 151 offences October 2025: 196 offences November 2025: 162 offences December 2025: 106 offences January 2026: 38 offences February 2026: 99 offences March 2026: 156 offences April 2026: 191 offences May 2026: 239 offences June 2026: 227 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 South Tyneside Violence and sexual offences 5,345 offences 35.3per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 1,561 offences 10.3per 1,000 Public order 1,085 offences 7.2per 1,000 Other theft 773 offences 5.1per 1,000 Other crime 595 offences 3.9per 1,000 Burglary 589 offences 3.9per 1,000 Vehicle crime 432 offences 2.9per 1,000 Drugs 279 offences 1.8per 1,000 Robbery 160 offences 1.1per 1,000 Possession of weapons 132 offences 0.9per 1,000 Bicycle theft 81 offences 0.5per 1,000 Theft from the person 66 offences 0.4per 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 South Tyneside