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Shoplifting in Southend-on-Sea 12 months to June 2026
11.5per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 2,137 shoplifting offences in Southend-on-Sea in the 12 months to June 2026, up 26.7% (451) on the previous 12 months. That is 11.5 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, 185,214 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: 70 offences October 2011: 73 offences November 2011: 89 offences December 2011: 63 offences January 2012: 74 offences February 2012: 89 offences March 2012: 101 offences April 2012: 82 offences May 2012: 71 offences June 2012: 111 offences July 2012: 116 offences August 2012: 88 offences September 2012: 69 offences October 2012: 89 offences November 2012: 97 offences December 2012: 76 offences January 2013: 105 offences February 2013: 110 offences March 2013: 113 offences April 2013: 117 offences May 2013: 92 offences June 2013: 117 offences July 2013: 93 offences August 2013: 100 offences September 2013: 113 offences October 2013: 117 offences November 2013: 112 offences December 2013: 94 offences January 2014: 118 offences February 2014: 108 offences March 2014: 97 offences April 2014: 97 offences May 2014: 101 offences June 2014: 90 offences July 2014: 115 offences August 2014: 87 offences September 2014: 100 offences October 2014: 102 offences November 2014: 80 offences December 2014: 73 offences January 2015: 85 offences February 2015: 91 offences March 2015: 97 offences April 2015: 101 offences May 2015: 98 offences June 2015: 83 offences July 2015: 107 offences August 2015: 111 offences September 2015: 111 offences October 2015: 104 offences November 2015: 103 offences December 2015: 76 offences January 2016: 111 offences February 2016: 101 offences March 2016: 94 offences April 2016: 126 offences May 2016: 103 offences June 2016: 126 offences July 2016: 137 offences August 2016: 157 offences September 2016: 141 offences October 2016: 99 offences November 2016: 104 offences December 2016: 87 offences January 2017: 74 offences February 2017: 72 offences March 2017: 95 offences April 2017: 97 offences May 2017: 72 offences June 2017: 73 offences July 2017: 66 offences August 2017: 85 offences September 2017: 62 offences October 2017: 79 offences November 2017: 83 offences December 2017: 78 offences January 2018: 92 offences February 2018: 94 offences March 2018: 112 offences April 2018: 91 offences May 2018: 131 offences June 2018: 137 offences July 2018: 109 offences August 2018: 97 offences September 2018: 79 offences October 2018: 96 offences November 2018: 93 offences December 2018: 89 offences January 2019: 112 offences February 2019: 109 offences March 2019: 97 offences April 2019: 91 offences May 2019: 71 offences June 2019: 79 offences July 2019: 90 offences August 2019: 77 offences September 2019: 68 offences October 2019: 66 offences November 2019: 117 offences December 2019: 74 offences January 2020: 76 offences February 2020: 71 offences March 2020: 65 offences April 2020: 36 offences May 2020: 31 offences June 2020: 28 offences July 2020: 83 offences August 2020: 64 offences September 2020: 44 offences October 2020: 51 offences November 2020: 68 offences December 2020: 45 offences January 2021: 47 offences February 2021: 54 offences March 2021: 47 offences April 2021: 52 offences May 2021: 67 offences June 2021: 70 offences July 2021: 97 offences August 2021: 90 offences September 2021: 63 offences October 2021: 76 offences November 2021: 79 offences December 2021: 61 offences January 2022: 72 offences February 2022: 44 offences March 2022: 66 offences April 2022: 74 offences May 2022: 106 offences June 2022: 85 offences July 2022: 120 offences August 2022: 108 offences September 2022: 131 offences October 2022: 72 offences November 2022: 78 offences December 2022: 87 offences January 2023: 123 offences February 2023: 103 offences March 2023: 101 offences April 2023: 76 offences May 2023: 111 offences June 2023: 101 offences July 2023: 123 offences August 2023: 135 offences September 2023: 97 offences October 2023: 144 offences November 2023: 118 offences December 2023: 105 offences January 2024: 138 offences February 2024: 108 offences March 2024: 149 offences April 2024: 117 offences May 2024: 138 offences June 2024: 107 offences July 2024: 168 offences August 2024: 178 offences September 2024: 84 offences October 2024: 134 offences November 2024: 139 offences December 2024: 94 offences January 2025: 95 offences February 2025: 90 offences March 2025: 144 offences April 2025: 182 offences May 2025: 155 offences June 2025: 223 offences July 2025: 256 offences August 2025: 268 offences September 2025: 159 offences October 2025: 131 offences November 2025: 175 offences December 2025: 141 offences January 2026: 130 offences February 2026: 191 offences March 2026: 167 offences April 2026: 167 offences May 2026: 195 offences June 2026: 157 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 Southend-on-Sea Violence and sexual offences 8,773 offences 47.4per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 1,334 offences 7.2per 1,000 Public order 1,261 offences 6.8per 1,000 Other theft 1,208 offences 6.5per 1,000 Vehicle crime 1,022 offences 5.5per 1,000 Drugs 971 offences 5.2per 1,000 Burglary 613 offences 3.3per 1,000 Other crime 365 offences 2.0per 1,000 Possession of weapons 243 offences 1.3per 1,000 Robbery 237 offences 1.3per 1,000 Bicycle theft 220 offences 1.2per 1,000 Theft from the person 141 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 Southend-on-Sea