Shoplifting offences hit highest level in 20 years

Shoplifting

Shoplifting offences rose to their highest level in two decades last year, according to the Office for National Statistics.

In the year to September 2023, 402,482 shoplifting offences were recorded by police in England and Wales.

 

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