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Shoplifting in Plymouth 12 months to June 2026
7.9per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 2,157 shoplifting offences in Plymouth in the 12 months to June 2026, down 2.4% (53) on the previous 12 months. That is 7.9 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, 271,361 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: 173 offences October 2011: 147 offences November 2011: 158 offences December 2011: 137 offences January 2012: 110 offences February 2012: 149 offences March 2012: 139 offences April 2012: 124 offences May 2012: 133 offences June 2012: 120 offences July 2012: 112 offences August 2012: 144 offences September 2012: 142 offences October 2012: 182 offences November 2012: 164 offences December 2012: 155 offences January 2013: 98 offences February 2013: 159 offences March 2013: 122 offences April 2013: 147 offences May 2013: 158 offences June 2013: 132 offences July 2013: 174 offences August 2013: 199 offences September 2013: 142 offences October 2013: 160 offences November 2013: 134 offences December 2013: 118 offences January 2014: 121 offences February 2014: 142 offences March 2014: 163 offences April 2014: 156 offences May 2014: 127 offences June 2014: 142 offences July 2014: 130 offences August 2014: 134 offences September 2014: 185 offences October 2014: 125 offences November 2014: 164 offences December 2014: 163 offences January 2015: 104 offences February 2015: 149 offences March 2015: 161 offences April 2015: 185 offences May 2015: 189 offences June 2015: 120 offences July 2015: 131 offences August 2015: 119 offences September 2015: 138 offences October 2015: 120 offences November 2015: 98 offences December 2015: 104 offences January 2016: 132 offences February 2016: 100 offences March 2016: 117 offences April 2016: 132 offences May 2016: 112 offences June 2016: 133 offences July 2016: 125 offences August 2016: 163 offences September 2016: 137 offences October 2016: 127 offences November 2016: 142 offences December 2016: 146 offences January 2017: 88 offences February 2017: 150 offences March 2017: 157 offences April 2017: 148 offences May 2017: 153 offences June 2017: 145 offences July 2017: 181 offences August 2017: 173 offences September 2017: 142 offences October 2017: 154 offences November 2017: 104 offences December 2017: 122 offences January 2018: 133 offences February 2018: 125 offences March 2018: 150 offences April 2018: 127 offences May 2018: 147 offences June 2018: 120 offences July 2018: 135 offences August 2018: 114 offences September 2018: 148 offences October 2018: 175 offences November 2018: 139 offences December 2018: 118 offences January 2019: 101 offences February 2019: 107 offences March 2019: 129 offences April 2019: 145 offences May 2019: 112 offences June 2019: 124 offences July 2019: 101 offences August 2019: 121 offences September 2019: 125 offences October 2019: 133 offences November 2019: 127 offences December 2019: 105 offences January 2020: 136 offences February 2020: 101 offences March 2020: 99 offences April 2020: 66 offences May 2020: 42 offences June 2020: 87 offences July 2020: 96 offences August 2020: 84 offences September 2020: 87 offences October 2020: 78 offences November 2020: 79 offences December 2020: 65 offences January 2021: 47 offences February 2021: 39 offences March 2021: 76 offences April 2021: 39 offences May 2021: 51 offences June 2021: 73 offences July 2021: 66 offences August 2021: 67 offences September 2021: 89 offences October 2021: 84 offences November 2021: 63 offences December 2021: 74 offences January 2022: 80 offences February 2022: 64 offences March 2022: 83 offences April 2022: 78 offences May 2022: 94 offences June 2022: 73 offences July 2022: 73 offences August 2022: 118 offences September 2022: 102 offences October 2022: 94 offences July 2023: 75 offences August 2023: 117 offences September 2023: 108 offences October 2023: 141 offences November 2023: 98 offences December 2023: 102 offences January 2024: 143 offences February 2024: 107 offences March 2024: 110 offences April 2024: 129 offences May 2024: 143 offences June 2024: 172 offences July 2024: 162 offences August 2024: 174 offences September 2024: 164 offences October 2024: 213 offences November 2024: 208 offences December 2024: 171 offences January 2025: 145 offences February 2025: 141 offences March 2025: 176 offences April 2025: 227 offences May 2025: 219 offences June 2025: 210 offences July 2025: 201 offences August 2025: 158 offences September 2025: 136 offences October 2025: 125 offences November 2025: 130 offences December 2025: 128 offences January 2026: 146 offences February 2026: 166 offences March 2026: 180 offences April 2026: 234 offences May 2026: 265 offences June 2026: 288 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 Plymouth Violence and sexual offences 13,141 offences 48.4per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 2,471 offences 9.1per 1,000 Other theft 1,999 offences 7.4per 1,000 Public order 1,883 offences 6.9per 1,000 Drugs 878 offences 3.2per 1,000 Vehicle crime 783 offences 2.9per 1,000 Burglary 613 offences 2.3per 1,000 Other crime 566 offences 2.1per 1,000 Possession of weapons 449 offences 1.7per 1,000 Robbery 214 offences 0.8per 1,000 Theft from the person 191 offences 0.7per 1,000 Bicycle theft 109 offences 0.4per 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 Plymouth