UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves provided a boost for British retailers with a plan to crack down on shoplifters who target cheaper products. The government will scrap the existing ...

Stores across the country are reporting two thefts a minute to police amid a growing shoplifting epidemic, official figures ...

Shoplifting has soared to a record high with ... prolific offenders persistently steal large volumes of products, in UK shops every day, and, if they are stealing to fund addictions, the situation ...

The spiralling epidemic of shoplifting on Britain’s streets is becoming a national embarrassment. Shops are now reporting an ...

Shoplifting offences recorded by police in England and Wales have hit a 20-year high, with a total of 469,788 incidents logged in the year to June 2024. This is a 29% increase from the 365,173 ...

There was a total of 469,788 offences logged by police forces in England and Wales in the year to June 2024 (Picture: NBCS; SWNS) Shoplifting ... of products, in UK shops every day, and, if ...

The tactics of an increasingly professional shoplifting gang which has stolen at least £73,000 of goods from supermarkets across the UK have been revealed to the BBC. Usually operating in groups ...

Over 13,000 shoplifting offences have taken place over the past year, according to a new investigation. Personal Injury Claims UK found that South Wales Police logged 44,996 shoplifting offences since ...

CUMBRIA has seen a dramatic increase in the number of shoplifting offences over the past five years, an investigation has found. Over 2,000 shoplifting offences took place across the county in ...