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Shoplifting in Barnsley 12 months to June 2026
6.9per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 1,733 shoplifting offences in Barnsley in the 12 months to June 2026, down 11.8% (231) on the previous 12 months. That is 6.9 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, 252,784 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: 127 offences October 2011: 122 offences November 2011: 132 offences December 2011: 113 offences January 2012: 126 offences February 2012: 115 offences March 2012: 136 offences April 2012: 129 offences May 2012: 115 offences June 2012: 104 offences July 2012: 101 offences August 2012: 123 offences September 2012: 151 offences October 2012: 128 offences November 2012: 154 offences December 2012: 129 offences January 2013: 139 offences February 2013: 132 offences March 2013: 114 offences April 2013: 131 offences May 2013: 138 offences June 2013: 130 offences July 2013: 137 offences August 2013: 124 offences September 2013: 141 offences October 2013: 110 offences November 2013: 120 offences December 2013: 148 offences January 2014: 117 offences February 2014: 113 offences March 2014: 147 offences April 2014: 161 offences May 2014: 176 offences June 2014: 114 offences July 2014: 126 offences August 2014: 131 offences September 2014: 114 offences October 2014: 118 offences November 2014: 136 offences December 2014: 109 offences January 2015: 99 offences February 2015: 110 offences March 2015: 139 offences April 2015: 135 offences May 2015: 104 offences June 2015: 104 offences July 2015: 106 offences August 2015: 107 offences September 2015: 92 offences October 2015: 117 offences November 2015: 122 offences December 2015: 86 offences January 2016: 104 offences February 2016: 116 offences March 2016: 110 offences April 2016: 124 offences May 2016: 99 offences June 2016: 108 offences July 2016: 136 offences August 2016: 157 offences September 2016: 152 offences October 2016: 127 offences November 2016: 168 offences December 2016: 207 offences January 2017: 130 offences February 2017: 157 offences March 2017: 165 offences April 2017: 177 offences May 2017: 172 offences June 2017: 137 offences July 2017: 139 offences August 2017: 156 offences September 2017: 155 offences October 2017: 172 offences November 2017: 128 offences December 2017: 137 offences January 2018: 175 offences February 2018: 167 offences March 2018: 142 offences April 2018: 167 offences May 2018: 138 offences June 2018: 145 offences July 2018: 179 offences August 2018: 148 offences September 2018: 113 offences October 2018: 119 offences November 2018: 101 offences December 2018: 107 offences January 2019: 116 offences February 2019: 103 offences March 2019: 118 offences April 2019: 124 offences May 2019: 125 offences June 2019: 91 offences July 2019: 105 offences August 2019: 117 offences September 2019: 104 offences October 2019: 111 offences November 2019: 112 offences December 2019: 90 offences January 2020: 90 offences February 2020: 90 offences March 2020: 91 offences April 2020: 42 offences May 2020: 40 offences June 2020: 48 offences July 2020: 78 offences August 2020: 78 offences September 2020: 68 offences October 2020: 75 offences November 2020: 51 offences December 2020: 50 offences January 2021: 45 offences February 2021: 50 offences March 2021: 74 offences April 2021: 60 offences May 2021: 85 offences June 2021: 76 offences July 2021: 86 offences August 2021: 97 offences September 2021: 105 offences October 2021: 86 offences November 2021: 78 offences December 2021: 46 offences January 2022: 72 offences February 2022: 102 offences March 2022: 105 offences April 2022: 117 offences May 2022: 113 offences June 2022: 141 offences July 2022: 96 offences August 2022: 110 offences September 2022: 139 offences October 2022: 133 offences November 2022: 106 offences December 2022: 131 offences January 2023: 98 offences February 2023: 164 offences March 2023: 193 offences April 2023: 199 offences May 2023: 163 offences June 2023: 113 offences July 2023: 160 offences August 2023: 152 offences September 2023: 222 offences October 2023: 165 offences November 2023: 162 offences December 2023: 156 offences January 2024: 219 offences February 2024: 199 offences March 2024: 180 offences April 2024: 241 offences May 2024: 236 offences June 2024: 223 offences July 2024: 202 offences August 2024: 184 offences September 2024: 196 offences October 2024: 212 offences November 2024: 146 offences December 2024: 125 offences January 2025: 133 offences February 2025: 192 offences March 2025: 124 offences April 2025: 149 offences May 2025: 183 offences June 2025: 118 offences July 2025: 157 offences August 2025: 131 offences September 2025: 138 offences October 2025: 164 offences November 2025: 129 offences December 2025: 100 offences January 2026: 108 offences February 2026: 123 offences March 2026: 222 offences April 2026: 155 offences May 2026: 180 offences June 2026: 126 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 Barnsley Violence and sexual offences 9,749 offences 38.6per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 2,507 offences 9.9per 1,000 Public order 1,968 offences 7.8per 1,000 Other theft 1,429 offences 5.7per 1,000 Vehicle crime 1,418 offences 5.6per 1,000 Burglary 1,378 offences 5.5per 1,000 Other crime 998 offences 3.9per 1,000 Drugs 694 offences 2.7per 1,000 Robbery 279 offences 1.1per 1,000 Possession of weapons 257 offences 1.0per 1,000 Theft from the person 82 offences 0.3per 1,000 Bicycle theft 70 offences 0.3per 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 Barnsley