Police recorded 530,643 offences in England and Wales in the year to March 2025. This is the highest figure since records began and compares to 444,022 in the previous year.

Police recorded 530,643 offences in England and Wales in the year to March 2025. This is the highest figure since records began and compares to 444,022 in the previous year.

The number of shoplifting offences surged to the highest figure since current police recording practices began in 2003

Shock figures reveal Britain is in the grip of a 'retail crime epidemic' with one theft recorded every minute for the first time in history. Shoplifting levels have doubled since…