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Shoplifting in Westminster 12 months to June 2026
41.8per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 8,883 shoplifting offences in Westminster in the 12 months to June 2026, up 24.8% (1,767) on the previous 12 months. That is 41.8 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, 212,367 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 250 500 750 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 350 offences October 2011: 388 offences November 2011: 370 offences December 2011: 348 offences January 2012: 338 offences February 2012: 322 offences March 2012: 403 offences April 2012: 344 offences May 2012: 374 offences June 2012: 400 offences July 2012: 401 offences August 2012: 351 offences September 2012: 362 offences October 2012: 372 offences November 2012: 365 offences December 2012: 368 offences January 2013: 321 offences February 2013: 328 offences March 2013: 307 offences April 2013: 403 offences May 2013: 355 offences June 2013: 314 offences July 2013: 337 offences August 2013: 302 offences September 2013: 300 offences October 2013: 339 offences November 2013: 322 offences December 2013: 342 offences January 2014: 321 offences February 2014: 263 offences March 2014: 317 offences April 2014: 332 offences May 2014: 333 offences June 2014: 307 offences July 2014: 296 offences August 2014: 333 offences September 2014: 283 offences October 2014: 314 offences November 2014: 339 offences December 2014: 341 offences January 2015: 306 offences February 2015: 264 offences March 2015: 317 offences April 2015: 326 offences May 2015: 346 offences June 2015: 315 offences July 2015: 319 offences August 2015: 348 offences September 2015: 334 offences October 2015: 356 offences November 2015: 354 offences December 2015: 364 offences January 2016: 353 offences February 2016: 339 offences March 2016: 345 offences April 2016: 366 offences May 2016: 379 offences June 2016: 341 offences July 2016: 344 offences August 2016: 297 offences September 2016: 290 offences October 2016: 344 offences November 2016: 357 offences December 2016: 424 offences January 2017: 370 offences February 2017: 340 offences March 2017: 399 offences April 2017: 380 offences May 2017: 416 offences June 2017: 358 offences July 2017: 386 offences August 2017: 377 offences September 2017: 419 offences October 2017: 426 offences November 2017: 377 offences December 2017: 389 offences January 2018: 433 offences February 2018: 389 offences March 2018: 370 offences April 2018: 383 offences May 2018: 356 offences June 2018: 336 offences July 2018: 319 offences August 2018: 416 offences September 2018: 394 offences October 2018: 407 offences November 2018: 423 offences December 2018: 395 offences January 2019: 400 offences February 2019: 387 offences March 2019: 412 offences April 2019: 408 offences May 2019: 400 offences June 2019: 332 offences July 2019: 341 offences August 2019: 337 offences September 2019: 288 offences October 2019: 367 offences November 2019: 338 offences December 2019: 324 offences January 2020: 428 offences February 2020: 360 offences March 2020: 231 offences April 2020: 103 offences May 2020: 68 offences June 2020: 133 offences July 2020: 222 offences August 2020: 236 offences September 2020: 247 offences October 2020: 255 offences November 2020: 147 offences December 2020: 195 offences January 2021: 66 offences February 2021: 67 offences March 2021: 102 offences April 2021: 175 offences May 2021: 229 offences June 2021: 199 offences July 2021: 222 offences August 2021: 249 offences September 2021: 259 offences October 2021: 295 offences November 2021: 305 offences December 2021: 283 offences January 2022: 275 offences February 2022: 266 offences March 2022: 286 offences April 2022: 276 offences May 2022: 330 offences June 2022: 270 offences July 2022: 296 offences August 2022: 342 offences September 2022: 291 offences October 2022: 346 offences November 2022: 311 offences December 2022: 315 offences January 2023: 343 offences February 2023: 332 offences March 2023: 418 offences April 2023: 408 offences May 2023: 418 offences June 2023: 448 offences July 2023: 472 offences August 2023: 468 offences September 2023: 402 offences October 2023: 436 offences November 2023: 439 offences December 2023: 488 offences January 2024: 479 offences February 2024: 462 offences March 2024: 489 offences April 2024: 530 offences May 2024: 595 offences June 2024: 595 offences July 2024: 599 offences August 2024: 569 offences September 2024: 521 offences October 2024: 540 offences November 2024: 548 offences December 2024: 558 offences January 2025: 529 offences February 2025: 563 offences March 2025: 602 offences April 2025: 668 offences May 2025: 704 offences June 2025: 715 offences July 2025: 669 offences August 2025: 653 offences September 2025: 676 offences October 2025: 738 offences November 2025: 739 offences December 2025: 762 offences January 2026: 652 offences February 2026: 703 offences March 2026: 724 offences April 2026: 792 offences May 2026: 919 offences June 2026: 856 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 Westminster Theft from the person 18,691 offences 88.0per 1,000 Other theft 15,401 offences 72.5per 1,000 Violence and sexual offences 12,844 offences 60.5per 1,000 Public order 3,849 offences 18.1per 1,000 Drugs 3,075 offences 14.5per 1,000 Robbery 2,880 offences 13.6per 1,000 Vehicle crime 2,866 offences 13.5per 1,000 Burglary 2,579 offences 12.1per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 1,935 offences 9.1per 1,000 Bicycle theft 978 offences 4.6per 1,000 Other crime 506 offences 2.4per 1,000 Possession of weapons 420 offences 2.0per 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 Westminster