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Shoplifting in Sheffield 12 months to June 2026
10.9per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 6,312 shoplifting offences in Sheffield in the 12 months to June 2026, down 5.7% (379) on the previous 12 months. That is 10.9 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, 579,517 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 200 400 600 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 321 offences October 2011: 336 offences November 2011: 356 offences December 2011: 394 offences January 2012: 331 offences February 2012: 379 offences March 2012: 439 offences April 2012: 382 offences May 2012: 330 offences June 2012: 348 offences July 2012: 316 offences August 2012: 330 offences September 2012: 336 offences October 2012: 350 offences November 2012: 297 offences December 2012: 387 offences January 2013: 352 offences February 2013: 361 offences March 2013: 336 offences April 2013: 325 offences May 2013: 360 offences June 2013: 344 offences July 2013: 345 offences August 2013: 378 offences September 2013: 348 offences October 2013: 320 offences November 2013: 325 offences December 2013: 334 offences January 2014: 334 offences February 2014: 383 offences March 2014: 450 offences April 2014: 354 offences May 2014: 364 offences June 2014: 381 offences July 2014: 320 offences August 2014: 354 offences September 2014: 341 offences October 2014: 334 offences November 2014: 342 offences December 2014: 287 offences January 2015: 363 offences February 2015: 378 offences March 2015: 417 offences April 2015: 377 offences May 2015: 438 offences June 2015: 356 offences July 2015: 344 offences August 2015: 343 offences September 2015: 321 offences October 2015: 361 offences November 2015: 288 offences December 2015: 332 offences January 2016: 359 offences February 2016: 373 offences March 2016: 381 offences April 2016: 339 offences May 2016: 380 offences June 2016: 378 offences July 2016: 431 offences August 2016: 369 offences September 2016: 357 offences October 2016: 353 offences November 2016: 380 offences December 2016: 436 offences January 2017: 390 offences February 2017: 397 offences March 2017: 382 offences April 2017: 431 offences May 2017: 394 offences June 2017: 389 offences July 2017: 405 offences August 2017: 431 offences September 2017: 357 offences October 2017: 345 offences November 2017: 395 offences December 2017: 295 offences January 2018: 218 offences February 2018: 342 offences March 2018: 394 offences April 2018: 375 offences May 2018: 295 offences June 2018: 297 offences July 2018: 275 offences August 2018: 320 offences September 2018: 239 offences October 2018: 303 offences November 2018: 321 offences December 2018: 270 offences January 2019: 355 offences February 2019: 323 offences March 2019: 310 offences April 2019: 372 offences May 2019: 337 offences June 2019: 302 offences July 2019: 348 offences August 2019: 332 offences September 2019: 322 offences October 2019: 396 offences November 2019: 312 offences December 2019: 334 offences January 2020: 391 offences February 2020: 400 offences March 2020: 295 offences April 2020: 153 offences May 2020: 196 offences June 2020: 191 offences July 2020: 267 offences August 2020: 269 offences September 2020: 288 offences October 2020: 299 offences November 2020: 240 offences December 2020: 190 offences January 2021: 174 offences February 2021: 161 offences March 2021: 225 offences April 2021: 240 offences May 2021: 250 offences June 2021: 252 offences July 2021: 271 offences August 2021: 292 offences September 2021: 281 offences October 2021: 266 offences November 2021: 315 offences December 2021: 252 offences January 2022: 285 offences February 2022: 306 offences March 2022: 345 offences April 2022: 339 offences May 2022: 310 offences June 2022: 313 offences July 2022: 316 offences August 2022: 361 offences September 2022: 331 offences October 2022: 344 offences November 2022: 283 offences December 2022: 363 offences January 2023: 415 offences February 2023: 408 offences March 2023: 429 offences April 2023: 566 offences May 2023: 436 offences June 2023: 446 offences July 2023: 478 offences August 2023: 406 offences September 2023: 395 offences October 2023: 541 offences November 2023: 500 offences December 2023: 489 offences January 2024: 573 offences February 2024: 507 offences March 2024: 579 offences April 2024: 586 offences May 2024: 491 offences June 2024: 669 offences July 2024: 573 offences August 2024: 569 offences September 2024: 627 offences October 2024: 586 offences November 2024: 629 offences December 2024: 457 offences January 2025: 453 offences February 2025: 607 offences March 2025: 659 offences April 2025: 558 offences May 2025: 494 offences June 2025: 479 offences July 2025: 517 offences August 2025: 494 offences September 2025: 529 offences October 2025: 510 offences November 2025: 470 offences December 2025: 478 offences January 2026: 461 offences February 2026: 518 offences March 2026: 565 offences April 2026: 537 offences May 2026: 645 offences June 2026: 588 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 Sheffield Violence and sexual offences 21,610 offences 37.3per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 5,243 offences 9.0per 1,000 Public order 4,790 offences 8.3per 1,000 Vehicle crime 3,587 offences 6.2per 1,000 Other theft 3,479 offences 6.0per 1,000 Burglary 2,812 offences 4.9per 1,000 Drugs 2,249 offences 3.9per 1,000 Other crime 1,772 offences 3.1per 1,000 Robbery 852 offences 1.5per 1,000 Possession of weapons 791 offences 1.4per 1,000 Theft from the person 523 offences 0.9per 1,000 Bicycle theft 392 offences 0.7per 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 Sheffield