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Shoplifting in Waltham Forest 12 months to June 2026
7.3per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 2,080 shoplifting offences in Waltham Forest in the 12 months to June 2026, up 1.7% (34) on the previous 12 months. That is 7.3 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, 283,713 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: 68 offences October 2011: 49 offences November 2011: 70 offences December 2011: 58 offences January 2012: 48 offences February 2012: 61 offences March 2012: 57 offences April 2012: 56 offences May 2012: 60 offences June 2012: 54 offences July 2012: 59 offences August 2012: 66 offences September 2012: 73 offences October 2012: 61 offences November 2012: 105 offences December 2012: 91 offences January 2013: 129 offences February 2013: 95 offences March 2013: 90 offences April 2013: 107 offences May 2013: 94 offences June 2013: 81 offences July 2013: 57 offences August 2013: 93 offences September 2013: 73 offences October 2013: 73 offences November 2013: 66 offences December 2013: 68 offences January 2014: 65 offences February 2014: 64 offences March 2014: 61 offences April 2014: 81 offences May 2014: 76 offences June 2014: 69 offences July 2014: 96 offences August 2014: 80 offences September 2014: 72 offences October 2014: 82 offences November 2014: 75 offences December 2014: 81 offences January 2015: 73 offences February 2015: 67 offences March 2015: 90 offences April 2015: 89 offences May 2015: 81 offences June 2015: 101 offences July 2015: 79 offences August 2015: 63 offences September 2015: 75 offences October 2015: 86 offences November 2015: 97 offences December 2015: 121 offences January 2016: 95 offences February 2016: 81 offences March 2016: 125 offences April 2016: 121 offences May 2016: 96 offences June 2016: 84 offences July 2016: 101 offences August 2016: 84 offences September 2016: 108 offences October 2016: 91 offences November 2016: 89 offences December 2016: 74 offences January 2017: 77 offences February 2017: 78 offences March 2017: 93 offences April 2017: 62 offences May 2017: 106 offences June 2017: 85 offences July 2017: 98 offences August 2017: 92 offences September 2017: 86 offences October 2017: 79 offences November 2017: 71 offences December 2017: 62 offences January 2018: 104 offences February 2018: 81 offences March 2018: 76 offences April 2018: 73 offences May 2018: 75 offences June 2018: 69 offences July 2018: 70 offences August 2018: 66 offences September 2018: 79 offences October 2018: 76 offences November 2018: 84 offences December 2018: 47 offences January 2019: 58 offences February 2019: 66 offences March 2019: 51 offences April 2019: 59 offences May 2019: 60 offences June 2019: 63 offences July 2019: 56 offences August 2019: 64 offences September 2019: 66 offences October 2019: 98 offences November 2019: 64 offences December 2019: 80 offences January 2020: 104 offences February 2020: 93 offences March 2020: 84 offences April 2020: 92 offences May 2020: 80 offences June 2020: 63 offences July 2020: 71 offences August 2020: 68 offences September 2020: 70 offences October 2020: 80 offences November 2020: 71 offences December 2020: 50 offences January 2021: 55 offences February 2021: 71 offences March 2021: 78 offences April 2021: 82 offences May 2021: 89 offences June 2021: 100 offences July 2021: 86 offences August 2021: 87 offences September 2021: 78 offences October 2021: 73 offences November 2021: 68 offences December 2021: 74 offences January 2022: 74 offences February 2022: 74 offences March 2022: 77 offences April 2022: 73 offences May 2022: 84 offences June 2022: 89 offences July 2022: 82 offences August 2022: 59 offences September 2022: 74 offences October 2022: 78 offences November 2022: 79 offences December 2022: 52 offences January 2023: 51 offences February 2023: 82 offences March 2023: 88 offences April 2023: 82 offences May 2023: 116 offences June 2023: 105 offences July 2023: 117 offences August 2023: 107 offences September 2023: 108 offences October 2023: 97 offences November 2023: 120 offences December 2023: 101 offences January 2024: 126 offences February 2024: 111 offences March 2024: 133 offences April 2024: 181 offences May 2024: 182 offences June 2024: 170 offences July 2024: 167 offences August 2024: 122 offences September 2024: 109 offences October 2024: 163 offences November 2024: 166 offences December 2024: 172 offences January 2025: 184 offences February 2025: 157 offences March 2025: 207 offences April 2025: 192 offences May 2025: 221 offences June 2025: 186 offences July 2025: 205 offences August 2025: 184 offences September 2025: 180 offences October 2025: 191 offences November 2025: 140 offences December 2025: 136 offences January 2026: 188 offences February 2026: 181 offences March 2026: 152 offences April 2026: 142 offences May 2026: 196 offences June 2026: 185 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 Waltham Forest Violence and sexual offences 7,259 offences 25.6per 1,000 Vehicle crime 2,495 offences 8.8per 1,000 Other theft 2,318 offences 8.2per 1,000 Drugs 1,638 offences 5.8per 1,000 Public order 1,468 offences 5.2per 1,000 Theft from the person 1,322 offences 4.7per 1,000 Burglary 1,288 offences 4.5per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 1,271 offences 4.5per 1,000 Robbery 741 offences 2.6per 1,000 Bicycle theft 358 offences 1.3per 1,000 Other crime 298 offences 1.1per 1,000 Possession of weapons 179 offences 0.6per 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 Waltham Forest