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Shoplifting in Maidstone 12 months to June 2026
6.9per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 1,321 shoplifting offences in Maidstone in the 12 months to June 2026, down 14.4% (223) 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, 191,415 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 50 100 150 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 63 offences October 2011: 90 offences November 2011: 72 offences December 2011: 69 offences January 2012: 76 offences February 2012: 81 offences March 2012: 90 offences April 2012: 84 offences May 2012: 81 offences June 2012: 76 offences July 2012: 64 offences August 2012: 79 offences September 2012: 66 offences October 2012: 91 offences November 2012: 96 offences December 2012: 79 offences January 2013: 90 offences February 2013: 83 offences March 2013: 87 offences April 2013: 81 offences May 2013: 99 offences June 2013: 78 offences July 2013: 86 offences August 2013: 97 offences September 2013: 93 offences October 2013: 84 offences November 2013: 99 offences December 2013: 81 offences January 2014: 72 offences February 2014: 94 offences March 2014: 101 offences April 2014: 77 offences May 2014: 99 offences June 2014: 111 offences July 2014: 100 offences August 2014: 88 offences September 2014: 88 offences October 2014: 68 offences November 2014: 100 offences December 2014: 81 offences January 2015: 95 offences February 2015: 109 offences March 2015: 113 offences April 2015: 83 offences May 2015: 88 offences June 2015: 91 offences July 2015: 75 offences August 2015: 71 offences September 2015: 79 offences October 2015: 91 offences November 2015: 49 offences December 2015: 63 offences January 2016: 68 offences February 2016: 72 offences March 2016: 55 offences April 2016: 85 offences May 2016: 76 offences June 2016: 72 offences July 2016: 82 offences August 2016: 64 offences September 2016: 54 offences October 2016: 62 offences November 2016: 64 offences December 2016: 68 offences January 2017: 85 offences February 2017: 92 offences March 2017: 93 offences April 2017: 72 offences May 2017: 63 offences June 2017: 77 offences July 2017: 86 offences August 2017: 83 offences September 2017: 80 offences October 2017: 89 offences November 2017: 66 offences December 2017: 65 offences January 2018: 54 offences February 2018: 64 offences March 2018: 81 offences April 2018: 82 offences May 2018: 118 offences June 2018: 101 offences July 2018: 88 offences August 2018: 107 offences September 2018: 84 offences October 2018: 97 offences November 2018: 51 offences December 2018: 31 offences January 2019: 94 offences February 2019: 77 offences March 2019: 89 offences April 2019: 97 offences May 2019: 83 offences June 2019: 80 offences July 2019: 72 offences August 2019: 100 offences September 2019: 76 offences October 2019: 87 offences November 2019: 89 offences December 2019: 59 offences January 2020: 96 offences February 2020: 85 offences March 2020: 60 offences April 2020: 27 offences May 2020: 34 offences June 2020: 41 offences July 2020: 65 offences August 2020: 54 offences September 2020: 49 offences October 2020: 78 offences November 2020: 61 offences December 2020: 54 offences January 2021: 37 offences February 2021: 58 offences March 2021: 41 offences April 2021: 47 offences May 2021: 69 offences June 2021: 51 offences July 2021: 83 offences August 2021: 89 offences September 2021: 74 offences October 2021: 65 offences November 2021: 72 offences December 2021: 98 offences January 2022: 78 offences February 2022: 99 offences March 2022: 80 offences April 2022: 77 offences May 2022: 68 offences June 2022: 94 offences July 2022: 71 offences August 2022: 81 offences September 2022: 66 offences October 2022: 88 offences November 2022: 76 offences December 2022: 59 offences January 2023: 85 offences February 2023: 71 offences March 2023: 92 offences April 2023: 91 offences May 2023: 85 offences June 2023: 63 offences July 2023: 71 offences August 2023: 120 offences September 2023: 135 offences October 2023: 136 offences November 2023: 121 offences December 2023: 142 offences January 2024: 128 offences February 2024: 121 offences March 2024: 119 offences April 2024: 115 offences May 2024: 146 offences June 2024: 107 offences July 2024: 113 offences August 2024: 182 offences September 2024: 107 offences October 2024: 107 offences November 2024: 149 offences December 2024: 109 offences January 2025: 132 offences February 2025: 100 offences March 2025: 151 offences April 2025: 145 offences May 2025: 124 offences June 2025: 125 offences July 2025: 129 offences August 2025: 107 offences September 2025: 80 offences October 2025: 104 offences November 2025: 119 offences December 2025: 89 offences January 2026: 112 offences February 2026: 86 offences March 2026: 108 offences April 2026: 133 offences May 2026: 136 offences June 2026: 118 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 Maidstone Violence and sexual offences 5,923 offences 30.9per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 1,503 offences 7.9per 1,000 Other theft 1,151 offences 6.0per 1,000 Vehicle crime 662 offences 3.5per 1,000 Drugs 648 offences 3.4per 1,000 Public order 646 offences 3.4per 1,000 Other crime 485 offences 2.5per 1,000 Burglary 373 offences 1.9per 1,000 Possession of weapons 138 offences 0.7per 1,000 Robbery 89 offences 0.5per 1,000 Theft from the person 75 offences 0.4per 1,000 Bicycle theft 57 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 Maidstone