Civometry / Crime / Local / Portsmouth / ShopliftingPolice-recorded · Portsmouth · Hampshire Constabulary
Shoplifting in Portsmouth 12 months to June 2026
13.5per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 2,865 shoplifting offences in Portsmouth in the 12 months to June 2026, down 2.0% (59) on the previous 12 months. That is 13.5 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, 211,475 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: 262 offences October 2011: 277 offences November 2011: 263 offences December 2011: 213 offences January 2012: 248 offences February 2012: 246 offences March 2012: 247 offences April 2012: 252 offences May 2012: 252 offences June 2012: 233 offences July 2012: 239 offences August 2012: 256 offences September 2012: 203 offences October 2012: 233 offences November 2012: 188 offences December 2012: 167 offences January 2013: 198 offences February 2013: 244 offences March 2013: 164 offences April 2013: 264 offences May 2013: 190 offences June 2013: 202 offences July 2013: 188 offences August 2013: 204 offences September 2013: 186 offences October 2013: 140 offences November 2013: 175 offences December 2013: 156 offences January 2014: 174 offences February 2014: 194 offences March 2014: 202 offences April 2014: 168 offences May 2014: 160 offences June 2014: 193 offences July 2014: 235 offences August 2014: 166 offences September 2014: 125 offences October 2014: 219 offences November 2014: 168 offences December 2014: 177 offences January 2015: 181 offences February 2015: 133 offences March 2015: 193 offences April 2015: 191 offences May 2015: 142 offences June 2015: 189 offences July 2015: 187 offences August 2015: 156 offences September 2015: 168 offences October 2015: 190 offences November 2015: 173 offences December 2015: 207 offences January 2016: 166 offences February 2016: 225 offences March 2016: 225 offences April 2016: 238 offences May 2016: 199 offences June 2016: 212 offences July 2016: 196 offences August 2016: 213 offences September 2016: 230 offences October 2016: 217 offences November 2016: 200 offences December 2016: 196 offences January 2017: 217 offences February 2017: 190 offences March 2017: 234 offences April 2017: 173 offences May 2017: 231 offences June 2017: 252 offences July 2017: 294 offences August 2017: 289 offences September 2017: 263 offences October 2017: 286 offences November 2017: 256 offences December 2017: 207 offences January 2018: 190 offences February 2018: 188 offences March 2018: 217 offences April 2018: 223 offences May 2018: 191 offences June 2018: 180 offences July 2018: 197 offences August 2018: 201 offences September 2018: 200 offences October 2018: 218 offences November 2018: 199 offences December 2018: 147 offences January 2019: 157 offences February 2019: 166 offences March 2019: 188 offences April 2019: 136 offences May 2019: 118 offences June 2019: 141 offences July 2019: 182 offences August 2019: 202 offences September 2019: 172 offences October 2019: 204 offences November 2019: 218 offences December 2019: 180 offences January 2020: 196 offences February 2020: 184 offences March 2020: 137 offences April 2020: 55 offences May 2020: 92 offences June 2020: 157 offences July 2020: 257 offences August 2020: 410 offences September 2020: 312 offences October 2020: 226 offences November 2020: 240 offences December 2020: 163 offences January 2021: 189 offences February 2021: 227 offences March 2021: 263 offences April 2021: 198 offences May 2021: 259 offences June 2021: 267 offences July 2021: 147 offences August 2021: 269 offences September 2021: 235 offences October 2021: 188 offences November 2021: 194 offences December 2021: 262 offences January 2022: 167 offences February 2022: 93 offences March 2022: 160 offences April 2022: 139 offences May 2022: 134 offences June 2022: 91 offences July 2022: 146 offences August 2022: 157 offences September 2022: 118 offences October 2022: 152 offences November 2022: 151 offences December 2022: 174 offences January 2023: 184 offences February 2023: 255 offences March 2023: 276 offences April 2023: 223 offences May 2023: 249 offences June 2023: 228 offences July 2023: 323 offences August 2023: 231 offences September 2023: 193 offences October 2023: 188 offences November 2023: 199 offences December 2023: 136 offences January 2024: 201 offences February 2024: 192 offences March 2024: 216 offences April 2024: 223 offences May 2024: 168 offences June 2024: 194 offences July 2024: 259 offences August 2024: 266 offences September 2024: 241 offences October 2024: 193 offences November 2024: 231 offences December 2024: 239 offences January 2025: 219 offences February 2025: 234 offences March 2025: 262 offences April 2025: 257 offences May 2025: 279 offences June 2025: 244 offences July 2025: 216 offences August 2025: 137 offences September 2025: 251 offences October 2025: 225 offences November 2025: 277 offences December 2025: 264 offences January 2026: 285 offences February 2026: 219 offences March 2026: 203 offences April 2026: 254 offences May 2026: 282 offences June 2026: 252 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 Portsmouth Violence and sexual offences 11,038 offences 52.2per 1,000 Public order 2,111 offences 10.0per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 1,565 offences 7.4per 1,000 Other theft 1,466 offences 6.9per 1,000 Vehicle crime 1,272 offences 6.0per 1,000 Drugs 984 offences 4.7per 1,000 Burglary 584 offences 2.8per 1,000 Possession of weapons 442 offences 2.1per 1,000 Bicycle theft 410 offences 1.9per 1,000 Other crime 404 offences 1.9per 1,000 Robbery 384 offences 1.8per 1,000 Theft from the person 172 offences 0.8per 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 Portsmouth