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Shoplifting in Rotherham 12 months to June 2026
10.5per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 2,938 shoplifting offences in Rotherham in the 12 months to June 2026, up 48.5% (959) 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, 279,161 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 100 200 300 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 110 offences October 2011: 115 offences November 2011: 137 offences December 2011: 122 offences January 2012: 101 offences February 2012: 117 offences March 2012: 130 offences April 2012: 108 offences May 2012: 119 offences June 2012: 132 offences July 2012: 134 offences August 2012: 108 offences September 2012: 144 offences October 2012: 115 offences November 2012: 144 offences December 2012: 100 offences January 2013: 135 offences February 2013: 165 offences March 2013: 172 offences April 2013: 171 offences May 2013: 143 offences June 2013: 174 offences July 2013: 137 offences August 2013: 155 offences September 2013: 129 offences October 2013: 188 offences November 2013: 136 offences December 2013: 155 offences January 2014: 175 offences February 2014: 127 offences March 2014: 149 offences April 2014: 98 offences May 2014: 122 offences June 2014: 131 offences July 2014: 130 offences August 2014: 141 offences September 2014: 139 offences October 2014: 144 offences November 2014: 128 offences December 2014: 124 offences January 2015: 122 offences February 2015: 133 offences March 2015: 134 offences April 2015: 138 offences May 2015: 152 offences June 2015: 180 offences July 2015: 137 offences August 2015: 144 offences September 2015: 98 offences October 2015: 147 offences November 2015: 143 offences December 2015: 106 offences January 2016: 102 offences February 2016: 148 offences March 2016: 143 offences April 2016: 175 offences May 2016: 152 offences June 2016: 115 offences July 2016: 152 offences August 2016: 158 offences September 2016: 139 offences October 2016: 153 offences November 2016: 153 offences December 2016: 142 offences January 2017: 144 offences February 2017: 124 offences March 2017: 141 offences April 2017: 129 offences May 2017: 153 offences June 2017: 152 offences July 2017: 131 offences August 2017: 168 offences September 2017: 168 offences October 2017: 147 offences November 2017: 136 offences December 2017: 136 offences January 2018: 125 offences February 2018: 129 offences March 2018: 172 offences April 2018: 143 offences May 2018: 143 offences June 2018: 137 offences July 2018: 169 offences August 2018: 152 offences September 2018: 141 offences October 2018: 144 offences November 2018: 107 offences December 2018: 115 offences January 2019: 129 offences February 2019: 129 offences March 2019: 136 offences April 2019: 147 offences May 2019: 114 offences June 2019: 153 offences July 2019: 162 offences August 2019: 124 offences September 2019: 174 offences October 2019: 153 offences November 2019: 140 offences December 2019: 135 offences January 2020: 129 offences February 2020: 166 offences March 2020: 119 offences April 2020: 47 offences May 2020: 49 offences June 2020: 45 offences July 2020: 80 offences August 2020: 70 offences September 2020: 99 offences October 2020: 96 offences November 2020: 78 offences December 2020: 59 offences January 2021: 51 offences February 2021: 71 offences March 2021: 82 offences April 2021: 111 offences May 2021: 80 offences June 2021: 71 offences July 2021: 99 offences August 2021: 82 offences September 2021: 96 offences October 2021: 101 offences November 2021: 91 offences December 2021: 72 offences January 2022: 73 offences February 2022: 73 offences March 2022: 85 offences April 2022: 75 offences May 2022: 120 offences June 2022: 74 offences July 2022: 97 offences August 2022: 113 offences September 2022: 106 offences October 2022: 109 offences November 2022: 78 offences December 2022: 148 offences January 2023: 163 offences February 2023: 138 offences March 2023: 191 offences April 2023: 162 offences May 2023: 136 offences June 2023: 131 offences July 2023: 183 offences August 2023: 150 offences September 2023: 164 offences October 2023: 164 offences November 2023: 132 offences December 2023: 111 offences January 2024: 139 offences February 2024: 119 offences March 2024: 154 offences April 2024: 199 offences May 2024: 168 offences June 2024: 141 offences July 2024: 137 offences August 2024: 188 offences September 2024: 160 offences October 2024: 136 offences November 2024: 182 offences December 2024: 159 offences January 2025: 119 offences February 2025: 147 offences March 2025: 195 offences April 2025: 202 offences May 2025: 185 offences June 2025: 169 offences July 2025: 145 offences August 2025: 207 offences September 2025: 150 offences October 2025: 206 offences November 2025: 262 offences December 2025: 224 offences January 2026: 226 offences February 2026: 231 offences March 2026: 290 offences April 2026: 369 offences May 2026: 343 offences June 2026: 285 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 Rotherham Violence and sexual offences 11,188 offences 40.1per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 2,258 offences 8.1per 1,000 Public order 2,179 offences 7.8per 1,000 Vehicle crime 1,652 offences 5.9per 1,000 Other theft 1,597 offences 5.7per 1,000 Burglary 1,308 offences 4.7per 1,000 Other crime 903 offences 3.2per 1,000 Drugs 645 offences 2.3per 1,000 Robbery 409 offences 1.5per 1,000 Possession of weapons 354 offences 1.3per 1,000 Theft from the person 91 offences 0.3per 1,000 Bicycle theft 73 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 Rotherham