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Shoplifting in Walsall 12 months to June 2026
11.3per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 3,331 shoplifting offences in Walsall in the 12 months to June 2026, down 18.7% (764) on the previous 12 months. That is 11.3 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, 295,722 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: 181 offences October 2011: 168 offences November 2011: 177 offences December 2011: 142 offences January 2012: 201 offences February 2012: 146 offences March 2012: 148 offences April 2012: 94 offences May 2012: 124 offences June 2012: 123 offences July 2012: 114 offences August 2012: 123 offences September 2012: 173 offences October 2012: 136 offences November 2012: 159 offences December 2012: 156 offences January 2013: 149 offences February 2013: 171 offences March 2013: 194 offences April 2013: 180 offences May 2013: 149 offences June 2013: 144 offences July 2013: 165 offences August 2013: 154 offences September 2013: 139 offences October 2013: 165 offences November 2013: 172 offences December 2013: 148 offences January 2014: 150 offences February 2014: 147 offences March 2014: 142 offences April 2014: 123 offences May 2014: 153 offences June 2014: 174 offences July 2014: 184 offences August 2014: 197 offences September 2014: 174 offences October 2014: 170 offences November 2014: 186 offences December 2014: 156 offences January 2015: 174 offences February 2015: 194 offences March 2015: 168 offences April 2015: 168 offences May 2015: 160 offences June 2015: 146 offences July 2015: 134 offences August 2015: 142 offences September 2015: 147 offences October 2015: 201 offences November 2015: 168 offences December 2015: 170 offences January 2016: 170 offences February 2016: 167 offences March 2016: 166 offences April 2016: 154 offences May 2016: 140 offences June 2016: 171 offences July 2016: 160 offences August 2016: 169 offences September 2016: 194 offences October 2016: 129 offences November 2016: 155 offences December 2016: 184 offences January 2017: 148 offences February 2017: 146 offences March 2017: 148 offences April 2017: 142 offences May 2017: 184 offences June 2017: 189 offences July 2017: 111 offences August 2017: 166 offences September 2017: 171 offences October 2017: 172 offences November 2017: 164 offences December 2017: 104 offences January 2018: 158 offences February 2018: 126 offences March 2018: 146 offences April 2018: 150 offences May 2018: 133 offences June 2018: 114 offences July 2018: 95 offences August 2018: 120 offences September 2018: 140 offences October 2018: 160 offences November 2018: 156 offences December 2018: 151 offences January 2019: 194 offences February 2019: 163 offences March 2019: 156 offences April 2019: 163 offences May 2019: 133 offences June 2019: 115 offences July 2019: 139 offences August 2019: 121 offences September 2019: 129 offences October 2019: 110 offences November 2019: 121 offences December 2019: 106 offences January 2020: 92 offences February 2020: 125 offences March 2020: 64 offences April 2020: 52 offences May 2020: 60 offences June 2020: 68 offences July 2020: 106 offences August 2020: 95 offences September 2020: 78 offences October 2020: 91 offences November 2020: 98 offences December 2020: 66 offences January 2021: 69 offences February 2021: 74 offences March 2021: 99 offences April 2021: 91 offences May 2021: 85 offences June 2021: 106 offences July 2021: 123 offences August 2021: 139 offences September 2021: 134 offences October 2021: 149 offences November 2021: 99 offences December 2021: 133 offences January 2022: 139 offences February 2022: 100 offences March 2022: 164 offences April 2022: 161 offences May 2022: 158 offences June 2022: 150 offences July 2022: 127 offences August 2022: 158 offences September 2022: 142 offences October 2022: 146 offences November 2022: 96 offences December 2022: 156 offences January 2023: 155 offences February 2023: 156 offences March 2023: 210 offences April 2023: 171 offences May 2023: 136 offences June 2023: 168 offences July 2023: 220 offences August 2023: 197 offences September 2023: 176 offences October 2023: 240 offences November 2023: 244 offences December 2023: 167 offences January 2024: 223 offences February 2024: 192 offences March 2024: 273 offences April 2024: 360 offences May 2024: 301 offences June 2024: 304 offences July 2024: 404 offences August 2024: 340 offences September 2024: 403 offences October 2024: 424 offences November 2024: 343 offences December 2024: 315 offences January 2025: 308 offences February 2025: 210 offences March 2025: 344 offences April 2025: 352 offences May 2025: 339 offences June 2025: 313 offences July 2025: 265 offences August 2025: 302 offences September 2025: 235 offences October 2025: 259 offences November 2025: 287 offences December 2025: 194 offences January 2026: 239 offences February 2026: 288 offences March 2026: 319 offences April 2026: 320 offences May 2026: 339 offences June 2026: 284 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 Walsall Violence and sexual offences 12,150 offences 41.1per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 2,781 offences 9.4per 1,000 Vehicle crime 2,753 offences 9.3per 1,000 Other theft 1,746 offences 5.9per 1,000 Public order 1,684 offences 5.7per 1,000 Burglary 1,360 offences 4.6per 1,000 Drugs 865 offences 2.9per 1,000 Other crime 690 offences 2.3per 1,000 Possession of weapons 564 offences 1.9per 1,000 Robbery 489 offences 1.7per 1,000 Theft from the person 177 offences 0.6per 1,000 Bicycle theft 106 offences 0.4per 1,000 Violent crime 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Public disorder and weapons 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Every local authority ranked by shoplifting rate · All recorded crime in Walsall