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Shoplifting in Sunderland 12 months to June 2026
12.0per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 3,454 shoplifting offences in Sunderland in the 12 months to June 2026, up 2.0% (69) on the previous 12 months. That is 12.0 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, 287,070 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: 179 offences October 2011: 153 offences November 2011: 230 offences December 2011: 176 offences January 2012: 169 offences February 2012: 174 offences March 2012: 198 offences April 2012: 173 offences May 2012: 191 offences June 2012: 118 offences July 2012: 141 offences August 2012: 175 offences September 2012: 139 offences October 2012: 157 offences November 2012: 162 offences December 2012: 118 offences January 2013: 185 offences February 2013: 123 offences March 2013: 146 offences April 2013: 163 offences May 2013: 135 offences June 2013: 147 offences July 2013: 154 offences August 2013: 188 offences September 2013: 158 offences October 2013: 179 offences November 2013: 224 offences December 2013: 141 offences January 2014: 170 offences February 2014: 166 offences March 2014: 187 offences April 2014: 151 offences May 2014: 177 offences June 2014: 166 offences July 2014: 159 offences August 2014: 156 offences September 2014: 163 offences October 2014: 149 offences November 2014: 191 offences December 2014: 166 offences January 2015: 127 offences February 2015: 142 offences March 2015: 164 offences April 2015: 210 offences May 2015: 152 offences June 2015: 137 offences July 2015: 121 offences August 2015: 185 offences September 2015: 159 offences October 2015: 184 offences November 2015: 156 offences December 2015: 178 offences January 2016: 181 offences February 2016: 195 offences March 2016: 197 offences April 2016: 176 offences May 2016: 177 offences June 2016: 173 offences July 2016: 162 offences August 2016: 195 offences September 2016: 223 offences October 2016: 152 offences November 2016: 212 offences December 2016: 173 offences January 2017: 198 offences February 2017: 205 offences March 2017: 222 offences April 2017: 227 offences May 2017: 274 offences June 2017: 218 offences July 2017: 181 offences August 2017: 295 offences September 2017: 268 offences October 2017: 254 offences November 2017: 232 offences December 2017: 239 offences January 2018: 238 offences February 2018: 232 offences March 2018: 260 offences April 2018: 239 offences May 2018: 271 offences June 2018: 252 offences July 2018: 262 offences August 2018: 214 offences September 2018: 195 offences October 2018: 233 offences November 2018: 243 offences December 2018: 192 offences January 2019: 198 offences February 2019: 278 offences March 2019: 292 offences April 2019: 237 offences May 2019: 269 offences June 2019: 287 offences July 2019: 271 offences August 2019: 253 offences September 2019: 221 offences October 2019: 211 offences November 2019: 219 offences December 2019: 170 offences January 2020: 248 offences February 2020: 238 offences March 2020: 187 offences April 2020: 90 offences May 2020: 102 offences June 2020: 94 offences July 2020: 147 offences August 2020: 130 offences September 2020: 213 offences October 2020: 177 offences November 2020: 152 offences December 2020: 172 offences January 2021: 138 offences February 2021: 132 offences March 2021: 150 offences April 2021: 123 offences May 2021: 167 offences June 2021: 146 offences July 2021: 97 offences August 2021: 115 offences September 2021: 145 offences October 2021: 176 offences November 2021: 159 offences December 2021: 123 offences January 2022: 141 offences February 2022: 143 offences March 2022: 155 offences April 2022: 149 offences May 2022: 147 offences June 2022: 131 offences July 2022: 137 offences August 2022: 199 offences September 2022: 142 offences October 2022: 233 offences November 2022: 188 offences December 2022: 143 offences January 2023: 203 offences February 2023: 278 offences March 2023: 382 offences April 2023: 277 offences May 2023: 279 offences June 2023: 283 offences July 2023: 281 offences August 2023: 300 offences September 2023: 298 offences October 2023: 263 offences November 2023: 246 offences December 2023: 195 offences January 2024: 255 offences February 2024: 205 offences March 2024: 251 offences April 2024: 254 offences May 2024: 321 offences June 2024: 278 offences July 2024: 368 offences August 2024: 224 offences September 2024: 243 offences October 2024: 309 offences November 2024: 290 offences December 2024: 247 offences January 2025: 240 offences February 2025: 220 offences March 2025: 295 offences April 2025: 288 offences May 2025: 366 offences June 2025: 295 offences July 2025: 251 offences August 2025: 288 offences September 2025: 363 offences October 2025: 377 offences November 2025: 330 offences December 2025: 312 offences January 2026: 60 offences February 2026: 168 offences March 2026: 275 offences April 2026: 324 offences May 2026: 397 offences June 2026: 309 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 Sunderland Violence and sexual offences 9,288 offences 32.4per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 2,877 offences 10.0per 1,000 Public order 2,025 offences 7.1per 1,000 Burglary 1,398 offences 4.9per 1,000 Other theft 1,390 offences 4.8per 1,000 Other crime 1,144 offences 4.0per 1,000 Vehicle crime 1,107 offences 3.9per 1,000 Drugs 557 offences 1.9per 1,000 Robbery 419 offences 1.5per 1,000 Possession of weapons 244 offences 0.8per 1,000 Theft from the person 144 offences 0.5per 1,000 Bicycle theft 110 offences 0.4per 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 Sunderland