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Shoplifting in Newcastle upon Tyne 12 months to June 2026
14.4per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 4,619 shoplifting offences in Newcastle upon Tyne in the 12 months to June 2026, down 4.6% (223) on the previous 12 months. That is 14.4 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, 320,838 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: 217 offences October 2011: 233 offences November 2011: 258 offences December 2011: 273 offences January 2012: 250 offences February 2012: 285 offences March 2012: 329 offences April 2012: 285 offences May 2012: 243 offences June 2012: 261 offences July 2012: 270 offences August 2012: 268 offences September 2012: 268 offences October 2012: 281 offences November 2012: 259 offences December 2012: 227 offences January 2013: 211 offences February 2013: 256 offences March 2013: 281 offences April 2013: 314 offences May 2013: 289 offences June 2013: 308 offences July 2013: 244 offences August 2013: 249 offences September 2013: 272 offences October 2013: 273 offences November 2013: 309 offences December 2013: 219 offences January 2014: 278 offences February 2014: 253 offences March 2014: 286 offences April 2014: 239 offences May 2014: 257 offences June 2014: 273 offences July 2014: 309 offences August 2014: 256 offences September 2014: 280 offences October 2014: 348 offences November 2014: 318 offences December 2014: 301 offences January 2015: 312 offences February 2015: 261 offences March 2015: 381 offences April 2015: 331 offences May 2015: 340 offences June 2015: 305 offences July 2015: 291 offences August 2015: 262 offences September 2015: 336 offences October 2015: 354 offences November 2015: 348 offences December 2015: 300 offences January 2016: 358 offences February 2016: 348 offences March 2016: 423 offences April 2016: 449 offences May 2016: 329 offences June 2016: 383 offences July 2016: 375 offences August 2016: 382 offences September 2016: 330 offences October 2016: 397 offences November 2016: 374 offences December 2016: 388 offences January 2017: 383 offences February 2017: 390 offences March 2017: 436 offences April 2017: 396 offences May 2017: 419 offences June 2017: 370 offences July 2017: 439 offences August 2017: 440 offences September 2017: 407 offences October 2017: 458 offences November 2017: 405 offences December 2017: 376 offences January 2018: 374 offences February 2018: 388 offences March 2018: 368 offences April 2018: 470 offences May 2018: 459 offences June 2018: 439 offences July 2018: 404 offences August 2018: 353 offences September 2018: 375 offences October 2018: 431 offences November 2018: 396 offences December 2018: 281 offences January 2019: 301 offences February 2019: 341 offences March 2019: 363 offences April 2019: 312 offences May 2019: 360 offences June 2019: 271 offences July 2019: 277 offences August 2019: 295 offences September 2019: 293 offences October 2019: 296 offences November 2019: 311 offences December 2019: 304 offences January 2020: 302 offences February 2020: 261 offences March 2020: 239 offences April 2020: 116 offences May 2020: 137 offences June 2020: 140 offences July 2020: 231 offences August 2020: 164 offences September 2020: 186 offences October 2020: 186 offences November 2020: 195 offences December 2020: 196 offences January 2021: 176 offences February 2021: 138 offences March 2021: 169 offences April 2021: 195 offences May 2021: 218 offences June 2021: 200 offences July 2021: 218 offences August 2021: 210 offences September 2021: 180 offences October 2021: 244 offences November 2021: 231 offences December 2021: 191 offences January 2022: 221 offences February 2022: 184 offences March 2022: 212 offences April 2022: 195 offences May 2022: 186 offences June 2022: 201 offences July 2022: 155 offences August 2022: 170 offences September 2022: 148 offences October 2022: 212 offences November 2022: 206 offences December 2022: 179 offences January 2023: 272 offences February 2023: 265 offences March 2023: 282 offences April 2023: 307 offences May 2023: 367 offences June 2023: 276 offences July 2023: 319 offences August 2023: 383 offences September 2023: 339 offences October 2023: 308 offences November 2023: 273 offences December 2023: 256 offences January 2024: 309 offences February 2024: 324 offences March 2024: 399 offences April 2024: 403 offences May 2024: 419 offences June 2024: 447 offences July 2024: 446 offences August 2024: 493 offences September 2024: 445 offences October 2024: 440 offences November 2024: 357 offences December 2024: 291 offences January 2025: 418 offences February 2025: 422 offences March 2025: 413 offences April 2025: 418 offences May 2025: 347 offences June 2025: 352 offences July 2025: 377 offences August 2025: 412 offences September 2025: 378 offences October 2025: 388 offences November 2025: 352 offences December 2025: 340 offences January 2026: 75 offences February 2026: 355 offences March 2026: 441 offences April 2026: 524 offences May 2026: 457 offences June 2026: 520 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 Newcastle upon Tyne Violence and sexual offences 11,105 offences 34.6per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 2,906 offences 9.1per 1,000 Public order 2,776 offences 8.7per 1,000 Other theft 2,318 offences 7.2per 1,000 Vehicle crime 1,902 offences 5.9per 1,000 Burglary 1,464 offences 4.6per 1,000 Other crime 1,046 offences 3.3per 1,000 Drugs 1,010 offences 3.1per 1,000 Robbery 667 offences 2.1per 1,000 Theft from the person 460 offences 1.4per 1,000 Bicycle theft 360 offences 1.1per 1,000 Possession of weapons 339 offences 1.1per 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 Newcastle upon Tyne