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Shoplifting in St. Helens 12 months to June 2026
6.8per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 1,299 shoplifting offences in St. Helens in the 12 months to June 2026, up 15.5% (174) on the previous 12 months. That is 6.8 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, 189,890 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 50 100 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 66 offences October 2011: 77 offences November 2011: 82 offences December 2011: 81 offences January 2012: 86 offences February 2012: 49 offences March 2012: 89 offences April 2012: 97 offences May 2012: 99 offences June 2012: 87 offences July 2012: 70 offences August 2012: 95 offences September 2012: 94 offences October 2012: 89 offences November 2012: 81 offences December 2012: 48 offences January 2013: 87 offences February 2013: 92 offences March 2013: 87 offences April 2013: 100 offences May 2013: 92 offences June 2013: 85 offences July 2013: 79 offences August 2013: 86 offences September 2013: 121 offences October 2013: 124 offences November 2013: 111 offences December 2013: 109 offences January 2014: 110 offences February 2014: 114 offences March 2014: 139 offences April 2014: 126 offences May 2014: 110 offences June 2014: 95 offences July 2014: 108 offences August 2014: 107 offences September 2014: 60 offences October 2014: 84 offences November 2014: 95 offences December 2014: 67 offences January 2015: 87 offences February 2015: 93 offences March 2015: 83 offences April 2015: 90 offences May 2015: 109 offences June 2015: 81 offences July 2015: 59 offences August 2015: 76 offences September 2015: 83 offences October 2015: 79 offences November 2015: 80 offences December 2015: 88 offences January 2016: 89 offences February 2016: 98 offences March 2016: 94 offences April 2016: 110 offences May 2016: 89 offences June 2016: 83 offences July 2016: 90 offences August 2016: 128 offences September 2016: 93 offences October 2016: 120 offences November 2016: 118 offences December 2016: 95 offences January 2017: 90 offences February 2017: 76 offences March 2017: 140 offences April 2017: 97 offences May 2017: 98 offences June 2017: 101 offences July 2017: 108 offences August 2017: 127 offences September 2017: 110 offences October 2017: 132 offences November 2017: 92 offences December 2017: 82 offences January 2018: 91 offences February 2018: 82 offences March 2018: 114 offences April 2018: 107 offences May 2018: 125 offences June 2018: 96 offences July 2018: 73 offences August 2018: 100 offences September 2018: 101 offences October 2018: 111 offences November 2018: 115 offences December 2018: 65 offences January 2019: 76 offences February 2019: 66 offences March 2019: 62 offences April 2019: 102 offences May 2019: 90 offences June 2019: 77 offences July 2019: 64 offences August 2019: 75 offences September 2019: 79 offences October 2019: 112 offences November 2019: 67 offences December 2019: 59 offences January 2020: 66 offences February 2020: 127 offences March 2020: 95 offences April 2020: 48 offences May 2020: 57 offences June 2020: 55 offences July 2020: 52 offences August 2020: 74 offences September 2020: 74 offences October 2020: 49 offences November 2020: 70 offences December 2020: 61 offences January 2021: 71 offences February 2021: 64 offences March 2021: 69 offences April 2021: 85 offences May 2021: 97 offences June 2021: 65 offences July 2021: 87 offences August 2021: 87 offences September 2021: 88 offences October 2021: 92 offences November 2021: 95 offences December 2021: 87 offences January 2022: 102 offences February 2022: 97 offences March 2022: 78 offences April 2022: 89 offences May 2022: 91 offences June 2022: 85 offences July 2022: 56 offences August 2022: 57 offences September 2022: 78 offences October 2022: 79 offences November 2022: 60 offences December 2022: 77 offences January 2023: 80 offences February 2023: 108 offences March 2023: 107 offences April 2023: 116 offences May 2023: 129 offences June 2023: 119 offences July 2023: 82 offences August 2023: 77 offences September 2023: 77 offences October 2023: 99 offences November 2023: 104 offences December 2023: 87 offences January 2024: 95 offences February 2024: 64 offences March 2024: 69 offences April 2024: 83 offences May 2024: 102 offences June 2024: 64 offences July 2024: 82 offences August 2024: 109 offences September 2024: 66 offences October 2024: 99 offences November 2024: 103 offences December 2024: 71 offences January 2025: 81 offences February 2025: 66 offences March 2025: 109 offences April 2025: 111 offences May 2025: 117 offences June 2025: 111 offences July 2025: 96 offences August 2025: 103 offences September 2025: 109 offences October 2025: 104 offences November 2025: 101 offences December 2025: 95 offences January 2026: 98 offences February 2026: 97 offences March 2026: 116 offences April 2026: 130 offences May 2026: 128 offences June 2026: 122 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 St. Helens Violence and sexual offences 7,535 offences 39.7per 1,000 Public order 1,649 offences 8.7per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 1,506 offences 7.9per 1,000 Drugs 1,354 offences 7.1per 1,000 Other theft 920 offences 4.8per 1,000 Vehicle crime 622 offences 3.3per 1,000 Other crime 476 offences 2.5per 1,000 Burglary 435 offences 2.3per 1,000 Possession of weapons 155 offences 0.8per 1,000 Robbery 120 offences 0.6per 1,000 Bicycle theft 98 offences 0.5per 1,000 Theft from the person 65 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 St. Helens