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Shoplifting in Wolverhampton 12 months to June 2026
11.8per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 3,310 shoplifting offences in Wolverhampton in the 12 months to June 2026, down 2.0% (69) on the previous 12 months. That is 11.8 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, 281,434 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: 133 offences October 2011: 162 offences November 2011: 153 offences December 2011: 146 offences January 2012: 109 offences February 2012: 106 offences March 2012: 132 offences April 2012: 135 offences May 2012: 109 offences June 2012: 131 offences July 2012: 145 offences August 2012: 175 offences September 2012: 121 offences October 2012: 136 offences November 2012: 156 offences December 2012: 135 offences January 2013: 135 offences February 2013: 158 offences March 2013: 171 offences April 2013: 137 offences May 2013: 143 offences June 2013: 164 offences July 2013: 152 offences August 2013: 167 offences September 2013: 169 offences October 2013: 176 offences November 2013: 147 offences December 2013: 143 offences January 2014: 132 offences February 2014: 139 offences March 2014: 158 offences April 2014: 155 offences May 2014: 181 offences June 2014: 164 offences July 2014: 184 offences August 2014: 180 offences September 2014: 181 offences October 2014: 143 offences November 2014: 146 offences December 2014: 122 offences January 2015: 157 offences February 2015: 133 offences March 2015: 176 offences April 2015: 160 offences May 2015: 162 offences June 2015: 141 offences July 2015: 149 offences August 2015: 171 offences September 2015: 134 offences October 2015: 182 offences November 2015: 156 offences December 2015: 175 offences January 2016: 152 offences February 2016: 200 offences March 2016: 227 offences April 2016: 172 offences May 2016: 203 offences June 2016: 197 offences July 2016: 189 offences August 2016: 189 offences September 2016: 194 offences October 2016: 229 offences November 2016: 172 offences December 2016: 196 offences January 2017: 172 offences February 2017: 161 offences March 2017: 205 offences April 2017: 167 offences May 2017: 219 offences June 2017: 190 offences July 2017: 185 offences August 2017: 183 offences September 2017: 179 offences October 2017: 210 offences November 2017: 239 offences December 2017: 160 offences January 2018: 192 offences February 2018: 148 offences March 2018: 186 offences April 2018: 190 offences May 2018: 158 offences June 2018: 196 offences July 2018: 178 offences August 2018: 167 offences September 2018: 143 offences October 2018: 169 offences November 2018: 181 offences December 2018: 160 offences January 2019: 147 offences February 2019: 166 offences March 2019: 183 offences April 2019: 177 offences May 2019: 162 offences June 2019: 147 offences July 2019: 130 offences August 2019: 125 offences September 2019: 139 offences October 2019: 178 offences November 2019: 108 offences December 2019: 106 offences January 2020: 122 offences February 2020: 136 offences March 2020: 116 offences April 2020: 66 offences May 2020: 71 offences June 2020: 81 offences July 2020: 88 offences August 2020: 99 offences September 2020: 134 offences October 2020: 145 offences November 2020: 108 offences December 2020: 117 offences January 2021: 78 offences February 2021: 87 offences March 2021: 89 offences April 2021: 105 offences May 2021: 112 offences June 2021: 116 offences July 2021: 148 offences August 2021: 143 offences September 2021: 107 offences October 2021: 113 offences November 2021: 134 offences December 2021: 126 offences January 2022: 115 offences February 2022: 121 offences March 2022: 141 offences April 2022: 180 offences May 2022: 200 offences June 2022: 141 offences July 2022: 114 offences August 2022: 124 offences September 2022: 123 offences October 2022: 157 offences November 2022: 143 offences December 2022: 124 offences January 2023: 164 offences February 2023: 190 offences March 2023: 246 offences April 2023: 183 offences May 2023: 181 offences June 2023: 223 offences July 2023: 240 offences August 2023: 273 offences September 2023: 214 offences October 2023: 253 offences November 2023: 241 offences December 2023: 228 offences January 2024: 360 offences February 2024: 194 offences March 2024: 247 offences April 2024: 204 offences May 2024: 204 offences June 2024: 268 offences July 2024: 359 offences August 2024: 289 offences September 2024: 304 offences October 2024: 347 offences November 2024: 303 offences December 2024: 191 offences January 2025: 205 offences February 2025: 224 offences March 2025: 274 offences April 2025: 287 offences May 2025: 338 offences June 2025: 258 offences July 2025: 288 offences August 2025: 278 offences September 2025: 265 offences October 2025: 296 offences November 2025: 348 offences December 2025: 272 offences January 2026: 246 offences February 2026: 221 offences March 2026: 268 offences April 2026: 253 offences May 2026: 269 offences June 2026: 306 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 Wolverhampton Violence and sexual offences 12,200 offences 43.3per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 2,236 offences 7.9per 1,000 Vehicle crime 2,051 offences 7.3per 1,000 Other theft 1,741 offences 6.2per 1,000 Public order 1,447 offences 5.1per 1,000 Burglary 875 offences 3.1per 1,000 Drugs 693 offences 2.5per 1,000 Other crime 556 offences 2.0per 1,000 Possession of weapons 527 offences 1.9per 1,000 Robbery 341 offences 1.2per 1,000 Theft from the person 221 offences 0.8per 1,000 Bicycle theft 190 offences 0.7per 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 Wolverhampton