London shoplifting crime statistics

As of October 2026, the annual crime rate in London stands at 10.9 crimes per 1000 people. London's current crime levels are at 124% of the national crime rate. Shoplifting crime makes up 8.4% of all crimes reported in the region. Shoplifting crime totalled 94.5k representing an increase 4.5% year-over-year.

London shoplifting crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
Londoncrime statisticEngland & Wales
10.9annual crime rate per 1k workday people8.8
124%percentage of national crime rate100%
8.4% share of all crimes8.7%
94.5kcrimes reported493k
4.5%annual change2.3%

London shoplifting crime rate comparison map

London shoplifting crime rate comparison map
Postcode sectorCrime rate vs. ENG & WLS rateCrime rate per 1000 workday peopleTotal number of crimes
BR1 1622%55551
BR1 28%17
BR1 3119%10119
BR1 4266%23249
BR1 5365%32396
BR2 012%110
BR2 65%01
BR2 735%321
BR2 821%217
BR2 933%336
BR3 1259%23179
BR3 3127%11129
BR3 457%555
BR3 551%420
BR3 66%12
BR4 0193%17131
BR4 948%432
BR5 166%652
BR5 245%445
BR5 3265%23246
BR5 48%16
BR6 0284%25258
BR6 650%423
BR6 78%16
BR6 8148%1398
BR6 946%443
BR7 546%423
BR7 6113%1085
CR0 053%570
CR0 1520%46865
CR0 2149%13275
CR0 3347%31512
CR0 4126%11256
CR0 52%02
CR0 6130%11182
CR0 723%223
CR0 8326%29265
CR0 99%16
CR2 018%212
CR2 6155%14135
CR2 72%01
CR2 883%763
CR2 919%29
CR4 122%223
CR4 224%220
CR4 324%229
CR4 45%05
CR5 2167%15129
CR7 6167%15101
CR7 77%110
CR7 862%576
CR8 2135%1294
CR8 45%02
CR8 5111%1059
DA1 4134%12127
DA14 41%01
DA14 595%860
DA14 699%975
DA15 741%419
DA15 856%551
DA15 947%426
DA16 1396%35302
DA16 214%112
DA16 3106%973
DA17 5119%1076
DA17 6252%22171
DA5 116%18
DA5 26%02
DA5 355%528
DA6 7414%36272
DA6 828%214
DA7 476%766
DA7 563%643
DA7 69%16
DA8 177%779
DA8 2107%993
DA8 328%221
E1 040%433
E1 1150%13116
E1 276%762
E1 32%01
E1 4343%30531
E1 570%663
E1 6171%15325
E1 746%487
E1 870%6121
E10 556%565
E10 623%233
E10 7122%11137
E11 1911%80771
E11 2488%43387
E11 385%784
E11 4147%13152
E12 5121%11141
E12 615%127
E13 0119%10146
E13 820%224
E13 9113%10143
E14 0119%10110
E14 2302%2745
E14 360%564
E14 4129%11211
E14 538%3224
E14 6250%22213
E14 7131%12132
E14 810%116
E14 941%497
E15 1132%12170
E15 21523%1341497
E15 3214%19214
E15 4197%17231
E16 1647%57571
E16 247%446
E16 352%552
E16 419%220
E17 349%451
E17 44%05
E17 523%228
E17 692%8114
E17 7303%27258
E17 833%335
E17 940%336
E18 1442%39231
E18 28%16
E1W 1106%950
E1W 2353%31164
E1W 36%02
E2 0193%17160
E2 686%852
E2 7197%17136
E2 8302%27203
E2 9376%33295
E3 2127%11125
E3 3141%12133
E3 4329%29345
E3 5151%13130
E4 610%111
E4 754%553
E4 8271%24287
E4 946%456
E5 089%894
E5 8166%15168
E5 9153%13172
E6 196%8124
E6 2161%14219
E6 321%230
E6 522%223
E6 6163%14212
E7 0141%12132
E7 834%356
E7 92%02
E8 1340%30287
E8 2264%23195
E8 3173%15136
E8 470%651
E9 5187%16194
E9 6149%13165
E9 7232%20202
EC1A 28%13
EC1A 71%01
EC1A 9550%48171
EC1M 3553%4949
EC1M 45%01
EC1M 535%318
EC1M 6120%1162
EC1N 75%03
EC1N 8448%39327
EC1R 4959%85336
EC1R 5113%1024
EC1V 1124%1112
EC1V 2266%2369
EC1V 362%519
EC1V 4132%1245
EC1V 714%15
EC1V 9409%36253
EC1Y 13142%277333
EC1Y 819%222
EC2A 1152%1328
EC2A 2123%1121
EC2A 318%214
EC2A 411%115
EC2M 396%820
EC2M 4103%9118
EC2M 5365%3276
EC2M 761%551
EC2V 6216%19111
EC2V 8115%1034
EC2Y 51%01
EC2Y 861%595
EC2Y 949%417
EC3A 5129%1173
EC3A 77%12
EC3N 125%216
EC3N 2101%985
EC3N 434%318
EC3R 59%15
EC3R 777%729
EC3R 83%03
EC3V 071%643
EC3V 326%211
EC3V 9216%1945
EC4A 11%01
EC4M 746%421
EC4M 9983%87249
EC4N 5113%1010
EC4R 022%232
EC4V 31%01
EC4V 4178%1627
EC4V 698%934
EC4Y 1106%925
EN1 1265%23305
EN1 224%212
EN1 3588%52649
EN1 418%217
EN2 058%537
EN2 6292%26153
EN2 731%316
EN2 89%17
EN2 915%13
EN3 487%886
EN3 529%334
EN3 617%123
EN3 713%116
EN4 055%524
EN4 873%660
EN4 94%02
EN5 1157%1484
EN5 242%445
EN5 38%12
EN5 575%749
HA0 1217%19217
HA0 241%437
HA0 344%431
HA0 432%332
HA1 1323%28268
HA1 293%879
HA1 3114%10158
HA1 480%774
HA2 036%330
HA2 681%739
HA2 75%03
HA2 8141%12118
HA2 919%218
HA3 082%767
HA3 550%437
HA3 6149%13109
HA3 7265%23218
HA3 83%03
HA3 95%05
HA4 0381%34276
HA4 622%217
HA4 7158%14113
HA4 832%318
HA4 924%215
HA5 1180%16109
HA5 294%852
HA5 3117%1089
HA5 494%855
HA5 5241%21131
HA6 169%650
HA6 2120%1199
HA7 131%319
HA7 252%533
HA7 469%655
HA8 0237%21212
HA8 547%441
HA8 629%322
HA8 7296%26164
HA8 815%115
HA8 937%329
HA9 0251%22151
HA9 632%329
HA9 7457%40319
HA9 873%678
HA9 941%437
IG1 1243%21354
IG1 244%468
IG1 31%01
IG1 497%9108
IG11 020%226
IG11 740%452
IG11 8318%28334
IG11 911%114
IG2 670%669
IG2 7204%18201
IG3 889%8131
IG3 910%112
IG4 51%01
IG5 094%8104
IG6 194%865
IG6 2246%22216
IG6 35%03
IG7 459%533
IG8 06%14
IG8 77%14
IG8 824%214
IG8 92%01
KT1 11088%96960
KT1 246%447
KT1 39%18
KT1 415%14
KT2 540%438
KT2 657%542
KT2 76%16
KT3 383%775
KT3 4122%1179
KT3 58%15
KT3 66%15
KT4 894%8102
KT5 825%216
KT5 948%430
KT6 4444%39204
KT6 66%13
KT6 767%662
KT8 947%418
KT9 155%539
KT9 233%329
N1 0268%24278
N1 1720%63486
N1 2554%49508
N1 392%846
N1 411%16
N1 5143%1394
N1 6100%992
N1 714%114
N1 883%766
N1 9232%20356
N10 1170%15100
N10 23%02
N10 3175%15117
N11 1702%62655
N11 214%110
N11 3119%1071
N12 094%861
N12 873%646
N12 9108%962
N13 470%658
N13 543%436
N13 65%02
N14 413%110
N14 5159%14107
N14 660%533
N15 359%542
N15 4530%47491
N15 536%327
N15 67%17
N16 037%321
N16 554%564
N16 62%02
N16 7102%972
N16 8264%23210
N16 933%313
N17 032%335
N17 67%110
N17 770%649
N17 823%216
N17 9126%11149
N18 16%18
N18 2139%12199
N18 3107%95
N19 3460%40390
N19 4109%1072
N19 5157%14158
N1C 41804%159199
N2 02%01
N2 812%15
N2 9149%1382
N20 015%111
N20 9259%23103
N21 141%423
N21 28%14
N21 358%530
N22 5114%10101
N22 6500%44574
N22 85%03
N3 138%327
N3 2100%982
N3 317%29
N4 1189%17172
N4 2154%14248
N4 3155%14122
N4 48%13
N5 140%432
N5 212%19
N6 48%13
N6 5219%19145
N6 670%617
N7 0156%14129
N7 6334%29183
N7 733%321
N7 8254%22217
N7 9111%10104
N8 081%759
N8 7121%1175
N8 8298%26185
N8 935%322
N9 0221%19234
N9 77%15
N9 83%03
N9 92%02
NW1 026%230
NW1 19%110
NW1 229%346
NW1 317%217
NW1 4219%19121
NW1 5162%1469
NW1 6222%20209
NW1 7219%19201
NW1 8105%9100
NW1 9101%984
NW10 0163%14159
NW10 115%110
NW10 2138%12101
NW10 32%01
NW10 4285%25218
NW10 593%876
NW10 68%15
NW10 752%589
NW10 818%218
NW10 96%15
NW11 0123%1155
NW11 6118%1052
NW11 745%422
NW11 8417%37200
NW11 92%01
NW2 1165%15125
NW2 2136%1269
NW2 3123%1168
NW2 485%740
NW2 525%215
NW2 673%668
NW2 761%558
NW3 1370%33143
NW3 2119%10168
NW3 3106%966
NW3 4129%1166
NW3 5141%1282
NW3 6228%20139
NW4 1277%24141
NW4 294%862
NW4 3460%41447
NW4 4200%18142
NW5 1109%1096
NW5 2412%36320
NW5 371%633
NW5 42%01
NW6 1182%16120
NW6 2104%943
NW6 346%419
NW6 4568%50309
NW6 566%654
NW6 6525%46338
NW6 7238%21186
NW7 1188%17111
NW7 226%215
NW7 3130%1164
NW8 0112%1058
NW8 6162%1460
NW8 7124%1159
NW8 810%110
NW8 94%02
NW9 0133%12117
NW9 559%585
NW9 685%760
NW9 737%318
NW9 8176%15126
NW9 9191%17143
RM1 1920%81425
RM1 243%420
RM1 3245%22159
RM1 46%05
RM10 725%225
RM10 8164%14158
RM10 910%112
RM11 188%874
RM11 2122%1182
RM11 319%213
RM12 488%893
RM12 5193%17112
RM12 675%751
RM13 7137%1280
RM13 830%319
RM13 9309%27308
RM14 14%03
RM14 2206%18140
RM14 34%02
RM2 5108%1048
RM2 655%521
RM3 0112%10113
RM3 8197%17161
RM3 914%110
RM5 2130%1174
RM5 381%756
RM6 4516%45487
RM6 519%214
RM6 640%429
RM7 060%577
RM7 794%829
RM7 870%631
RM7 97%13
RM8 113%113
RM8 228%329
RM8 314%111
RM9 491%879
RM9 55%04
RM9 6139%12117
SE1 047%4115
SE1 170%699
SE1 244%4121
SE1 3123%11139
SE1 4130%11126
SE1 5143%13120
SE1 6117%1081
SE1 7118%10317
SE1 8176%15230
SE1 926%256
SE10 0216%19187
SE10 8104%964
SE10 9476%42388
SE11 4111%1075
SE11 57%16
SE11 617%19
SE12 055%535
SE12 815%19
SE12 951%530
SE13 5765%67666
SE13 653%564
SE13 7307%27333
SE14 529%329
SE14 6122%1197
SE15 169%643
SE15 2116%1094
SE15 377%767
SE15 426%214
SE15 5299%26237
SE15 623%219
SE16 29%17
SE16 382%766
SE16 469%631
SE16 5174%1553
SE16 64%01
SE16 7197%1788
SE17 1261%23137
SE17 2644%57624
SE17 332%326
SE18 179%781
SE18 2127%1181
SE18 342%434
SE18 436%335
SE18 513%110
SE18 6372%33441
SE18 710%19
SE19 145%425
SE19 223%211
SE19 379%757
SE2 06%15
SE2 9141%12141
SE20 7385%34297
SE20 8113%1085
SE21 826%219
SE22 012%17
SE22 8575%51433
SE22 941%419
SE23 1227%20144
SE23 368%648
SE24 014%18
SE24 932%318
SE25 456%546
SE25 5146%1398
SE25 679%769
SE26 4168%15107
SE26 529%319
SE26 64%03
SE27 025%220
SE27 9271%24178
SE28 012%111
SE28 8105%9135
SE3 0280%25142
SE3 733%317
SE3 819%212
SE3 9113%1061
SE4 19%19
SE4 2203%18158
SE5 0365%32256
SE5 714%111
SE5 879%795
SE5 911%116
SE6 18%18
SE6 2100%9111
SE6 3165%14137
SE6 4294%26258
SE7 7253%22260
SE7 8211%19155
SE8 3233%21155
SE8 4230%20140
SE8 5168%15114
SE9 1175%15137
SE9 2191%17155
SE9 311%19
SE9 4151%13119
SE9 550%429
SE9 6237%21156
SM1 1431%38307
SM1 27%17
SM1 34%04
SM1 457%548
SM2 56%06
SM2 72%01
SM3 830%319
SM3 9108%9100
SM4 47%16
SM4 5209%18177
SM4 65%04
SM5 124%221
SM5 2400%35301
SM5 3344%30195
SM6 0268%24140
SM6 790%842
SM6 836%327
SM6 9195%17158
SW10 065%673
SW10 9248%22181
SW11 1469%41315
SW11 274%757
SW11 394%886
SW11 464%640
SW11 522%221
SW11 629%318
SW12 011%15
SW12 836%328
SW12 9719%63413
SW13 026%212
SW13 914%18
SW14 7132%1268
SW14 818%212
SW15 1355%31262
SW15 274%659
SW15 331%321
SW15 417%113
SW15 58%16
SW15 6118%1067
SW16 1349%31245
SW16 221%221
SW16 329%317
SW16 4287%25253
SW16 564%667
SW16 664%660
SW17 080%7139
SW17 7133%12128
SW17 88%18
SW17 9161%14167
SW18 1121%11113
SW18 238%325
SW18 39%17
SW18 4217%19221
SW18 567%656
SW19 1181%16159
SW19 2175%15163
SW19 37%17
SW19 417%113
SW19 5106%947
SW19 64%03
SW19 7193%17107
SW19 8221%19243
SW1A 0474%4220
SW1A 12%01
SW1A 214%117
SW1E 5548%48349
SW1E 613%110
SW1H 021%218
SW1P 173%679
SW1P 232%354
SW1P 45%06
SW1V 160%540
SW1V 2214%1995
SW1V 357%531
SW1V 43%01
SW1W 016%115
SW1W 8296%26151
SW1W 9112%10100
SW1X 0118%1026
SW1X 742%431
SW1X 815%16
SW1X 9184%1687
SW1Y 426%217
SW1Y 53%02
SW1Y 6241%21132
SW2 159%531
SW2 220%213
SW2 3166%15131
SW2 4158%1492
SW2 528%221
SW20 0197%17124
SW20 873%649
SW20 912%16
SW3 1384%34308
SW3 2145%1382
SW3 3204%18108
SW3 4250%22127
SW3 559%527
SW3 67%14
SW4 0453%40220
SW4 673%642
SW4 7555%49266
SW4 831%313
SW4 919%211
SW5 05%03
SW5 9227%20140
SW6 1306%27217
SW6 229%329
SW6 34%03
SW6 4131%1285
SW6 5134%1269
SW6 629%320
SW6 7105%972
SW7 12%01
SW7 25%05
SW7 336%314
SW7 4145%1373
SW7 517%212
SW8 1495%44440
SW8 2195%17158
SW8 383%742
SW8 4128%1191
SW8 5418%37180
SW9 039%323
SW9 624%213
SW9 782%759
SW9 81308%115671
SW9 9242%21179
TN16 219%24
TN16 383%769
TW1 118%210
TW1 218%27
TW1 3252%22144
TW1 48%15
TW10 539%39
TW10 615%110
TW10 716%18
TW11 8108%1082
TW11 948%429
TW12 1346%31198
TW12 257%539
TW12 3136%1262
TW13 4265%23276
TW13 529%319
TW13 686%855
TW13 72%01
TW14 025%223
TW14 822%222
TW14 921%216
TW2 589%857
TW2 622%214
TW2 779%761
TW3 1625%55610
TW3 22%01
TW3 3102%991
TW3 44%03
TW4 5111%1084
TW4 66%04
TW4 734%325
TW5 0249%22216
TW5 956%579
TW6 222%27
TW6 3145%1326
TW7 436%321
TW7 522%226
TW7 624%223
TW7 782%751
TW8 051%440
TW8 8161%1487
TW8 946%444
TW9 1360%32255
TW9 214%18
TW9 316%16
TW9 4117%1062
UB1 1176%15156
UB1 26%18
UB1 376%774
UB10 059%545
UB10 87%16
UB10 98%16
UB2 4254%22346
UB2 5120%11176
UB3 18%111
UB3 278%775
UB3 3913%80747
UB3 4321%28263
UB3 564%644
UB4 076%767
UB4 826%225
UB4 9172%15139
UB5 429%329
UB5 538%333
UB5 618%222
UB6 082%776
UB6 73%02
UB6 884%7120
UB6 9197%17206
UB7 02%07
UB7 7407%36287
UB7 819%215
UB7 912%18
UB8 1382%34475
UB8 233%358
UB8 36%110
UB9 623%216
W10 486%862
W10 567%682
W10 6155%14146
W11 1193%17145
W11 2212%19123
W11 3165%1580
W11 41295%1141112
W12 01%01
W12 7164%14380
W12 81021%90898
W12 9184%16158
W13 0166%15117
W13 831%316
W13 979%772
W14 03%03
W14 852%555
W14 923%224
W1B 275%728
W1B 4747%6663
W1B 51006%89221
W1C 13519%310173
W1C 2184%169
W1D 227828%2452331
W1D 387%837
W1D 489%822
W1D 573%622
W1D 69%14
W1D 7146%1346
W1F 0141%1274
W1F 7750%66586
W1F 8182%16122
W1F 9159%14101
W1G 0506%4554
W1G 6161%1448
W1G 850%418
W1H 113%14
W1H 258%57
W1H 5384%34106
W1H 658%516
W1H 7619%55278
W1J 0352%3182
W1J 52%01
W1J 671%637
W1J 724%215
W1J 88%13
W1K 211%15
W1K 312%17
W1K 422%25
W1K 5316%28103
W1K 61008%89234
W1K 738%39
W1S 1534%47525
W1S 2114%1065
W1S 3386%3475
W1S 4319%28170
W1T 174%774
W1T 2414%37160
W1T 3150%1375
W1T 419%211
W1T 578%750
W1T 7499%44133
W1U 11851%163779
W1U 2138%1237
W1U 333%314
W1U 4706%62135
W1U 595%826
W1U 6410%36108
W1U 727%28
W1W 591%827
W1W 656%537
W1W 713%17
W1W 8394%35195
W2 177%7140
W2 2215%19137
W2 3178%16105
W2 4129%1187
W2 531%324
W2 6129%11168
W3 0173%15123
W3 6209%18240
W3 7203%18230
W3 8106%9112
W3 990%851
W4 1169%15118
W4 245%440
W4 343%430
W4 4266%23140
W4 5102%9113
W5 119%214
W5 2200%18202
W5 375%762
W5 463%653
W5 5339%30243
W6 097%9134
W6 758%561
W6 858%565
W6 9473%42613
W7 120%214
W7 22%01
W7 384%762
W8 4223%20123
W8 573%670
W8 6270%24165
W8 756%533
W9 138%328
W9 2248%22186
W9 3462%41439
WC1A 182%717
WC1A 252%515
WC1B 3180%16146
WC1B 5307%2751
WC1E 6102%967
WC1E 724%212
WC1H 011%16
WC1H 86%02
WC1H 913%111
WC1N 1101%950
WC1N 37%17
WC1R 49%16
WC1R 58%13
WC1V 678%722
WC1V 7449%4098
WC1X 032%312
WC1X 8151%1374
WC1X 95%02
WC2A 114%15
WC2A 317%111
WC2B 55%07
WC2B 6935%8260
WC2E 711%113
WC2E 8565%50115
WC2E 9442%39260
WC2H 0577%51111
WC2H 745%415
WC2H 870%630
WC2H 9379%33319
WC2N 4307%27155
WC2N 573%678
WC2N 689%844
WC2R 0351%3171
WC2R 310%13

London shoplifting crime rate rank

Crime rate ranking : London has the 2. highest crime rate out of 9 regions

London shoplifting crime rate rank

London shoplifting crime rate compared to other regions

Shoplifting crime totalled 94.5k representing an increase 4.5% year-over-year. In the graph below, region are compared by crime rate and crime rate percentage change. Crime rate percentage change compares the region crime rate between September 2025 - August 2026 to the region crime rate in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle reflects the number of total crimes reported. The bigger the circle, the higher the number of crimes reported in the region.

+4.5% annual change, crime is increasing

94.5k crimes reported

London shoplifting crime rate compared to other regionsCrime rate percentage change
Crime rate per 1000 workday people

London shoplifting crime volume

Number of crime incidents by month from January 2014 to August 2026.

London shoplifting crime volume

London shoplifting crime rate

Crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.

London shoplifting crime rate

London shoplifting crime seasonality

Total number of crimes reported in a given calendar month (1 = January … 12 = December) in the previous five years, i.e. from 2020 till 2024.

London shoplifting crime seasonality

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Crime Statistics Detail for London
Antisocial behaviour crime →
Bicycle theft crime →
Burglary crime →
Criminal damage and arson crime →
Drugs crime →
Other crime →
Other theft crime →
Possession of weapons crime →
Public order crime →
Robbery crime →
Shoplifting crime →
Theft from the person crime →
Vehicle crime →
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