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Shoplifting in Liverpool 12 months to June 2026
10.5per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 5,327 shoplifting offences in Liverpool in the 12 months to June 2026, up 14.9% (691) on the previous 12 months. That is 10.5 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, 507,915 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: 259 offences October 2011: 300 offences November 2011: 277 offences December 2011: 311 offences January 2012: 262 offences February 2012: 284 offences March 2012: 272 offences April 2012: 312 offences May 2012: 296 offences June 2012: 279 offences July 2012: 326 offences August 2012: 362 offences September 2012: 316 offences October 2012: 338 offences November 2012: 331 offences December 2012: 326 offences January 2013: 286 offences February 2013: 311 offences March 2013: 329 offences April 2013: 329 offences May 2013: 390 offences June 2013: 341 offences July 2013: 374 offences August 2013: 382 offences September 2013: 391 offences October 2013: 368 offences November 2013: 395 offences December 2013: 361 offences January 2014: 317 offences February 2014: 316 offences March 2014: 394 offences April 2014: 328 offences May 2014: 381 offences June 2014: 333 offences July 2014: 339 offences August 2014: 352 offences September 2014: 332 offences October 2014: 384 offences November 2014: 369 offences December 2014: 368 offences January 2015: 321 offences February 2015: 344 offences March 2015: 413 offences April 2015: 396 offences May 2015: 339 offences June 2015: 348 offences July 2015: 350 offences August 2015: 297 offences September 2015: 285 offences October 2015: 356 offences November 2015: 377 offences December 2015: 346 offences January 2016: 339 offences February 2016: 310 offences March 2016: 349 offences April 2016: 286 offences May 2016: 367 offences June 2016: 378 offences July 2016: 357 offences August 2016: 282 offences September 2016: 328 offences October 2016: 361 offences November 2016: 333 offences December 2016: 294 offences January 2017: 318 offences February 2017: 355 offences March 2017: 416 offences April 2017: 320 offences May 2017: 366 offences June 2017: 322 offences July 2017: 320 offences August 2017: 297 offences September 2017: 349 offences October 2017: 312 offences November 2017: 297 offences December 2017: 282 offences January 2018: 324 offences February 2018: 292 offences March 2018: 335 offences April 2018: 345 offences May 2018: 373 offences June 2018: 301 offences July 2018: 345 offences August 2018: 388 offences September 2018: 295 offences October 2018: 348 offences November 2018: 319 offences December 2018: 251 offences January 2019: 282 offences February 2019: 270 offences March 2019: 346 offences April 2019: 258 offences May 2019: 289 offences June 2019: 298 offences July 2019: 298 offences August 2019: 321 offences September 2019: 304 offences October 2019: 338 offences November 2019: 304 offences December 2019: 275 offences January 2020: 270 offences February 2020: 253 offences March 2020: 214 offences April 2020: 174 offences May 2020: 162 offences June 2020: 156 offences July 2020: 203 offences August 2020: 220 offences September 2020: 227 offences October 2020: 227 offences November 2020: 245 offences December 2020: 200 offences January 2021: 180 offences February 2021: 212 offences March 2021: 207 offences April 2021: 229 offences May 2021: 247 offences June 2021: 256 offences July 2021: 274 offences August 2021: 224 offences September 2021: 219 offences October 2021: 254 offences November 2021: 252 offences December 2021: 207 offences January 2022: 231 offences February 2022: 243 offences March 2022: 315 offences April 2022: 267 offences May 2022: 311 offences June 2022: 268 offences July 2022: 262 offences August 2022: 241 offences September 2022: 261 offences October 2022: 261 offences November 2022: 247 offences December 2022: 237 offences January 2023: 306 offences February 2023: 296 offences March 2023: 366 offences April 2023: 318 offences May 2023: 325 offences June 2023: 267 offences July 2023: 335 offences August 2023: 370 offences September 2023: 305 offences October 2023: 399 offences November 2023: 372 offences December 2023: 305 offences January 2024: 422 offences February 2024: 357 offences March 2024: 392 offences April 2024: 455 offences May 2024: 442 offences June 2024: 421 offences July 2024: 466 offences August 2024: 438 offences September 2024: 422 offences October 2024: 375 offences November 2024: 384 offences December 2024: 310 offences January 2025: 356 offences February 2025: 325 offences March 2025: 423 offences April 2025: 368 offences May 2025: 377 offences June 2025: 392 offences July 2025: 379 offences August 2025: 440 offences September 2025: 446 offences October 2025: 436 offences November 2025: 447 offences December 2025: 455 offences January 2026: 432 offences February 2026: 437 offences March 2026: 514 offences April 2026: 436 offences May 2026: 435 offences June 2026: 470 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 Liverpool Violence and sexual offences 25,364 offences 49.9per 1,000 Drugs 7,685 offences 15.1per 1,000 Public order 6,492 offences 12.8per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 5,050 offences 9.9per 1,000 Other theft 3,904 offences 7.7per 1,000 Vehicle crime 2,729 offences 5.4per 1,000 Burglary 1,834 offences 3.6per 1,000 Other crime 1,749 offences 3.4per 1,000 Robbery 812 offences 1.6per 1,000 Possession of weapons 704 offences 1.4per 1,000 Bicycle theft 614 offences 1.2per 1,000 Theft from the person 600 offences 1.2per 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 Liverpool