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Shoplifting in Islington 12 months to June 2026
17.3per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 3,890 shoplifting offences in Islington in the 12 months to June 2026, up 14.4% (490) on the previous 12 months. That is 17.3 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, 224,551 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: 85 offences October 2011: 94 offences November 2011: 101 offences December 2011: 96 offences January 2012: 98 offences February 2012: 76 offences March 2012: 112 offences April 2012: 102 offences May 2012: 101 offences June 2012: 85 offences July 2012: 102 offences August 2012: 102 offences September 2012: 67 offences October 2012: 103 offences November 2012: 104 offences December 2012: 86 offences January 2013: 100 offences February 2013: 94 offences March 2013: 88 offences April 2013: 109 offences May 2013: 88 offences June 2013: 61 offences July 2013: 73 offences August 2013: 72 offences September 2013: 72 offences October 2013: 76 offences November 2013: 71 offences December 2013: 46 offences January 2014: 94 offences February 2014: 64 offences March 2014: 90 offences April 2014: 120 offences May 2014: 99 offences June 2014: 100 offences July 2014: 94 offences August 2014: 105 offences September 2014: 125 offences October 2014: 121 offences November 2014: 118 offences December 2014: 86 offences January 2015: 109 offences February 2015: 99 offences March 2015: 117 offences April 2015: 122 offences May 2015: 92 offences June 2015: 116 offences July 2015: 119 offences August 2015: 102 offences September 2015: 71 offences October 2015: 135 offences November 2015: 117 offences December 2015: 105 offences January 2016: 95 offences February 2016: 127 offences March 2016: 125 offences April 2016: 147 offences May 2016: 135 offences June 2016: 132 offences July 2016: 121 offences August 2016: 132 offences September 2016: 108 offences October 2016: 162 offences November 2016: 115 offences December 2016: 147 offences January 2017: 126 offences February 2017: 151 offences March 2017: 131 offences April 2017: 126 offences May 2017: 137 offences June 2017: 146 offences July 2017: 142 offences August 2017: 163 offences September 2017: 115 offences October 2017: 113 offences November 2017: 124 offences December 2017: 106 offences January 2018: 125 offences February 2018: 104 offences March 2018: 102 offences April 2018: 105 offences May 2018: 114 offences June 2018: 110 offences July 2018: 123 offences August 2018: 97 offences September 2018: 119 offences October 2018: 150 offences November 2018: 109 offences December 2018: 96 offences January 2019: 115 offences February 2019: 125 offences March 2019: 133 offences April 2019: 136 offences May 2019: 122 offences June 2019: 123 offences July 2019: 112 offences August 2019: 101 offences September 2019: 119 offences October 2019: 121 offences November 2019: 137 offences December 2019: 110 offences January 2020: 104 offences February 2020: 141 offences March 2020: 77 offences April 2020: 54 offences May 2020: 64 offences June 2020: 80 offences July 2020: 99 offences August 2020: 88 offences September 2020: 123 offences October 2020: 100 offences November 2020: 82 offences December 2020: 48 offences January 2021: 49 offences February 2021: 44 offences March 2021: 82 offences April 2021: 75 offences May 2021: 89 offences June 2021: 63 offences July 2021: 93 offences August 2021: 88 offences September 2021: 71 offences October 2021: 98 offences November 2021: 114 offences December 2021: 64 offences January 2022: 115 offences February 2022: 77 offences March 2022: 84 offences April 2022: 80 offences May 2022: 132 offences June 2022: 106 offences July 2022: 90 offences August 2022: 117 offences September 2022: 134 offences October 2022: 103 offences November 2022: 83 offences December 2022: 95 offences January 2023: 132 offences February 2023: 157 offences March 2023: 174 offences April 2023: 186 offences May 2023: 178 offences June 2023: 179 offences July 2023: 153 offences August 2023: 167 offences September 2023: 140 offences October 2023: 149 offences November 2023: 111 offences December 2023: 138 offences January 2024: 165 offences February 2024: 171 offences March 2024: 172 offences April 2024: 213 offences May 2024: 216 offences June 2024: 253 offences July 2024: 310 offences August 2024: 345 offences September 2024: 336 offences October 2024: 285 offences November 2024: 294 offences December 2024: 224 offences January 2025: 291 offences February 2025: 255 offences March 2025: 281 offences April 2025: 222 offences May 2025: 292 offences June 2025: 265 offences July 2025: 275 offences August 2025: 255 offences September 2025: 281 offences October 2025: 271 offences November 2025: 273 offences December 2025: 285 offences January 2026: 261 offences February 2026: 263 offences March 2026: 340 offences April 2026: 478 offences May 2026: 465 offences June 2026: 443 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 Islington Violence and sexual offences 8,743 offences 38.9per 1,000 Other theft 3,735 offences 16.6per 1,000 Theft from the person 3,599 offences 16.0per 1,000 Public order 2,291 offences 10.2per 1,000 Drugs 1,944 offences 8.7per 1,000 Vehicle crime 1,766 offences 7.9per 1,000 Burglary 1,552 offences 6.9per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 1,300 offences 5.8per 1,000 Robbery 1,279 offences 5.7per 1,000 Bicycle theft 800 offences 3.6per 1,000 Other crime 325 offences 1.4per 1,000 Possession of weapons 244 offences 1.1per 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 Islington