London shoplifting crime statistics

As of April 2026, the annual crime rate in London region stands at 10.2 crimes per 1000 people. London's current crime levels are at 123% of the national crime rate. Shoplifting crime makes up 7.7% of all crimes reported in the region. Shoplifting crime totalled 88.2k representing a decrease 0.5% year-over-year.

London shoplifting crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
London regioncrime statisticEngland & Wales
10.2annual crime rate per 1k workday people8.3
123%ratio of national crime rate100%
7.7% share of all crimes8.3%
88.2kcrimes reported464k
-0.5%annual change-4.8%

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 1659%55549
BR1 28%17
BR1 3159%13150
BR1 4164%14145
BR1 5244%20249
BR2 025%219
BR2 65%01
BR2 726%215
BR2 815%111
BR2 946%448
BR3 1309%26201
BR3 374%671
BR3 452%447
BR3 573%627
BR3 66%12
BR4 0158%13101
BR4 930%319
BR5 197%872
BR5 233%331
BR5 3239%20209
BR5 46%04
BR6 0286%24245
BR6 651%422
BR6 76%04
BR6 8115%1072
BR6 970%662
BR7 528%213
BR7 693%866
CR0 068%684
CR0 1424%35664
CR0 2102%8177
CR0 3213%18296
CR0 4144%12275
CR0 52%02
CR0 6204%17268
CR0 716%115
CR0 8289%24221
CR0 912%18
CR2 016%110
CR2 689%773
CR2 871%651
CR2 911%15
CR4 129%228
CR4 247%437
CR4 324%227
CR5 12%01
CR5 2154%13112
CR7 6130%1174
CR7 76%18
CR7 893%8107
CR8 2144%1294
CR8 46%02
CR8 5175%1588
DA1 4117%10104
DA14 596%857
DA14 6152%13108
DA15 760%526
DA15 842%336
DA15 950%426
DA16 1287%24206
DA16 219%215
DA16 365%542
DA17 590%754
DA17 6370%31237
DA5 113%16
DA5 26%02
DA5 337%318
DA6 7412%34255
DA6 843%420
DA7 490%773
DA7 586%755
DA7 63%02
DA8 147%445
DA8 2109%989
DA8 320%214
E1 030%223
E1 1233%19169
E1 264%549
E1 32%01
E1 4286%24417
E1 559%550
E1 6150%12269
E1 759%5106
E1 873%6119
E10 551%456
E10 622%229
E10 7100%8106
E11 1848%70676
E11 2314%26235
E11 393%886
E11 483%781
E12 584%792
E12 610%116
E13 0228%19264
E13 815%117
E13 993%8111
E14 049%443
E14 2185%1526
E14 370%671
E14 4159%13245
E14 540%3221
E14 6175%14140
E14 794%889
E14 815%122
E14 947%4105
E15 1166%14201
E15 21542%1281427
E15 336%334
E15 4461%38508
E16 1729%61606
E16 237%334
E16 351%448
E16 416%116
E17 338%337
E17 47%19
E17 525%229
E17 6100%8117
E17 7345%29277
E17 839%339
E17 934%329
E18 1439%36216
E18 213%19
E1W 1137%1161
E1W 2458%38200
E1W 33%01
E2 0176%15137
E2 6106%960
E2 7157%13102
E2 8134%1185
E2 9280%23207
E3 2100%893
E3 3143%12127
E3 488%787
E3 5105%985
E4 619%219
E4 762%557
E4 8411%34410
E4 985%797
E5 081%781
E5 8137%11131
E5 9116%10123
E6 1101%8123
E6 2141%12180
E6 328%238
E6 535%334
E6 6192%16235
E7 0165%14145
E7 857%588
E7 91%01
E8 1319%26254
E8 2294%24205
E8 3158%13117
E8 453%436
E9 5114%9111
E9 6169%14176
E9 7256%21210
EC1A 23%01
EC1A 9338%2899
EC1M 31270%105106
EC1M 569%633
EC1M 672%635
EC1N 72%01
EC1N 8239%20164
EC1R 4176%1558
EC1R 540%38
EC1V 1242%2022
EC1V 2119%1029
EC1V 355%516
EC1V 4125%1040
EC1V 79%13
EC1V 9603%50351
EC1Y 05%01
EC1Y 11132%94113
EC1Y 89%110
EC2A 1161%1328
EC2A 2106%917
EC2A 331%323
EC2A 412%115
EC2M 3179%1535
EC2M 4119%10129
EC2M 5403%3379
EC2M 785%767
EC2V 6196%1695
EC2V 893%826
EC2Y 885%7125
EC2Y 937%312
EC3A 5161%1386
EC3A 77%12
EC3N 160%536
EC3N 296%876
EC3N 428%214
EC3R 515%18
EC3R 73%01
EC3R 82%02
EC3V 0177%15101
EC3V 313%15
EC3V 9337%2866
EC4A 12%02
EC4M 742%318
EC4M 91032%86246
EC4N 572%66
EC4R 028%238
EC4R 112%11
EC4V 4105%915
EC4V 52%02
EC4V 6107%935
EC4Y 1130%1129
EN1 1406%34439
EN1 213%16
EN1 3497%41516
EN1 423%221
EN2 070%642
EN2 6227%19112
EN2 727%213
EN2 85%04
EN2 916%13
EN3 4131%11122
EN3 573%681
EN3 612%115
EN3 712%114
EN4 0112%946
EN4 8101%878
EN4 92%01
EN5 1217%18109
EN5 214%114
EN5 326%26
EN5 5112%969
HA0 1209%17197
HA0 253%445
HA0 341%327
HA0 436%333
HA1 1377%31294
HA1 284%767
HA1 394%8123
HA1 4113%998
HA2 042%433
HA2 653%424
HA2 75%03
HA2 8154%13121
HA2 934%330
HA3 091%870
HA3 562%543
HA3 6177%15122
HA3 7193%16149
HA3 82%02
HA3 97%17
HA4 0447%37305
HA4 619%214
HA4 7130%1188
HA4 851%427
HA4 938%323
HA5 1177%15101
HA5 2109%957
HA5 380%757
HA5 4182%15100
HA5 5238%20122
HA6 166%645
HA6 2197%16153
HA7 130%217
HA7 235%321
HA7 479%759
HA8 0201%17170
HA8 530%224
HA8 633%323
HA8 7390%32203
HA8 816%115
HA8 918%113
HA9 0284%24161
HA9 644%438
HA9 7594%49390
HA9 8113%9114
HA9 948%440
IG1 1292%24401
IG1 230%244
IG1 33%03
IG1 478%682
IG11 021%226
IG11 749%460
IG11 8325%27321
IG11 99%111
IG2 654%450
IG2 7140%12130
IG3 855%576
IG3 911%113
IG4 54%03
IG5 0185%15193
IG6 174%648
IG6 2248%21205
IG6 35%03
IG7 440%321
IG8 016%110
IG8 79%15
IG8 863%535
IG8 92%01
IG9 63%01
KT1 11244%1031034
KT1 255%553
KT1 313%111
KT1 420%25
KT2 526%223
KT2 651%435
KT2 717%115
KT3 382%770
KT3 4132%1181
KT3 510%16
KT3 613%110
KT4 8103%9105
KT5 823%214
KT5 937%322
KT6 4328%27142
KT6 618%18
KT6 755%548
KT8 956%520
KT9 145%430
KT9 223%219
N1 0308%26300
N1 1448%37285
N1 2452%37390
N1 376%636
N1 410%15
N1 5145%1290
N1 660%552
N1 712%111
N1 889%767
N1 9141%12204
N10 1214%18118
N10 22%01
N10 3191%16120
N11 1705%58619
N11 217%111
N11 3146%1282
N12 080%749
N12 8122%1072
N12 9125%1068
N13 4104%981
N13 562%549
N13 65%02
N14 417%112
N14 5208%17132
N14 684%743
N15 348%432
N15 4668%55582
N15 544%431
N15 68%17
N16 038%320
N16 5106%9118
N16 772%648
N16 8229%19172
N16 922%28
N17 037%338
N17 68%111
N17 759%539
N17 814%19
N17 9136%11151
N18 12%03
N18 2102%8137
N18 3228%1910
N19 3399%33319
N19 488%755
N19 5114%9108
N1C 41829%152190
N2 02%01
N2 85%02
N2 9170%1488
N20 013%19
N20 9182%1568
N21 130%316
N21 25%02
N21 337%318
N22 599%883
N22 6665%55719
N22 82%01
N3 138%326
N3 266%551
N3 317%18
N4 1128%11110
N4 2112%9169
N4 3121%1090
N4 46%02
N5 124%218
N5 27%15
N6 48%13
N6 5203%17127
N6 6106%924
N7 0161%13125
N7 6320%27165
N7 727%216
N7 8200%17161
N7 9112%999
N8 071%649
N8 760%535
N8 8265%22155
N8 944%426
N9 0192%16191
N9 77%15
N9 812%110
N9 94%05
NW1 037%339
NW1 111%111
NW1 229%244
NW1 336%333
NW1 4271%22141
NW1 5144%1258
NW1 6190%16168
NW1 7235%19203
NW1 8231%19207
NW1 997%876
NW10 0275%23253
NW10 122%214
NW10 2145%12100
NW10 32%01
NW10 4286%24206
NW10 5100%877
NW10 65%03
NW10 7116%10188
NW10 818%117
NW10 911%18
NW11 0280%23118
NW11 612%15
NW11 745%421
NW11 8473%39214
NW11 95%03
NW2 1138%1198
NW2 2221%18105
NW2 398%851
NW2 481%736
NW2 523%213
NW2 656%549
NW2 789%780
NW3 1467%39170
NW3 2140%12186
NW3 387%751
NW3 4187%1690
NW3 5187%16103
NW3 6280%23161
NW4 1298%25143
NW4 2111%969
NW4 3401%33367
NW4 481%754
NW5 189%774
NW5 2318%26233
NW5 341%318
NW5 45%03
NW6 1221%18137
NW6 2129%1150
NW6 3114%944
NW6 4599%50307
NW6 599%877
NW6 6338%28205
NW6 7140%12103
NW7 1212%18118
NW7 226%214
NW7 3155%1372
NW8 0145%1271
NW8 6253%2188
NW8 7242%20108
NW8 88%17
NW8 98%14
NW9 0160%13132
NW9 539%352
NW9 689%759
NW9 744%420
NW9 8167%14113
NW9 9331%27234
RM1 1765%63333
RM1 264%528
RM1 3228%19139
RM1 412%110
RM10 742%340
RM10 8140%12127
RM10 99%111
RM11 197%877
RM11 2109%969
RM11 316%110
RM12 477%677
RM12 5260%22142
RM12 682%752
RM13 7197%16108
RM13 836%322
RM13 9214%18201
RM14 19%16
RM14 2328%27210
RM14 314%17
RM2 5115%1048
RM2 6117%1042
RM3 0131%11125
RM3 8183%15141
RM3 918%212
RM5 2170%1491
RM5 3169%14110
RM6 4513%43456
RM6 520%214
RM6 642%429
RM7 069%684
RM7 796%828
RM7 889%737
RM7 98%13
RM8 119%218
RM8 216%115
RM8 315%111
RM9 4113%992
RM9 511%19
RM9 6163%14130
SE1 051%4116
SE1 143%457
SE1 248%4123
SE1 372%677
SE1 4136%11124
SE1 5133%11105
SE1 6123%1080
SE1 798%8248
SE1 8162%13200
SE1 934%369
SE10 0281%23229
SE10 876%644
SE10 9467%39359
SE11 471%645
SE11 513%110
SE11 620%210
SE12 030%318
SE12 828%216
SE12 956%531
SE13 5321%27263
SE13 654%461
SE13 7318%26325
SE14 528%226
SE14 6152%13114
SE15 166%539
SE15 280%761
SE15 384%769
SE15 451%426
SE15 5320%27239
SE15 626%220
SE16 214%111
SE16 326%220
SE16 447%420
SE16 5223%1864
SE16 7183%1577
SE17 1271%22134
SE17 2464%38423
SE17 333%325
SE18 163%561
SE18 2112%967
SE18 312%19
SE18 443%440
SE18 511%18
SE18 6370%31413
SE18 716%114
SE19 131%316
SE19 29%14
SE19 362%542
SE2 04%03
SE2 9158%13149
SE20 7557%46405
SE20 8153%13108
SE21 823%216
SE22 028%215
SE22 8329%27233
SE22 934%315
SE23 1202%17121
SE23 377%651
SE24 018%210
SE24 923%212
SE25 453%441
SE25 5133%1184
SE25 671%658
SE26 4215%18129
SE26 531%319
SE26 63%02
SE27 0123%1091
SE27 9167%14103
SE28 07%16
SE28 8113%9136
SE3 0327%27156
SE3 731%315
SE3 812%17
SE3 977%639
SE4 113%112
SE4 2142%12104
SE5 0412%34272
SE5 714%111
SE5 8101%8114
SE5 912%117
SE6 112%112
SE6 297%8102
SE6 3120%1094
SE6 4275%23227
SE7 7185%15179
SE7 8234%19162
SE8 3317%26198
SE8 4268%22154
SE8 5225%19144
SE9 1175%15129
SE9 2239%20182
SE9 38%16
SE9 4133%1199
SE9 548%426
SE9 6403%33250
SM1 1436%36292
SM1 28%17
SM1 34%04
SM1 463%550
SM2 510%110
SM2 62%01
SM3 822%213
SM3 9119%10104
SM4 47%16
SM4 5226%19180
SM4 63%02
SM5 122%218
SM5 2353%29250
SM5 3372%31199
SM6 0193%1695
SM6 789%739
SM6 834%324
SM6 9222%18170
SW10 068%671
SW10 9373%31257
SW11 1587%49371
SW11 259%543
SW11 375%665
SW11 436%321
SW11 546%441
SW11 627%216
SW12 020%28
SW12 845%433
SW12 9912%76493
SW13 025%211
SW13 915%18
SW14 7121%1059
SW14 822%214
SW15 1391%32272
SW15 246%435
SW15 364%541
SW15 421%215
SW15 59%17
SW15 6120%1064
SW16 1477%40315
SW16 244%442
SW16 345%425
SW16 4417%35347
SW16 572%671
SW16 681%771
SW17 091%8148
SW17 7190%16172
SW17 83%03
SW17 9206%17201
SW18 1137%11121
SW18 250%431
SW18 38%16
SW18 4226%19217
SW18 583%765
SW19 1253%21209
SW19 2236%20207
SW19 314%113
SW19 426%219
SW19 574%631
SW19 65%03
SW19 7234%19122
SW19 8170%14176
SW1A 0478%4019
SW1A 12%01
SW1A 221%224
SW1E 5469%39281
SW1E 626%218
SW1H 021%217
SW1P 148%449
SW1P 234%354
SW1P 31%01
SW1P 410%110
SW1V 160%538
SW1V 2122%1051
SW1V 374%638
SW1W 08%17
SW1W 8281%23135
SW1W 984%771
SW1X 0120%1025
SW1X 741%329
SW1X 827%210
SW1X 9208%1793
SW1Y 426%216
SW1Y 51%01
SW1Y 6202%17104
SW2 168%634
SW2 228%217
SW2 3130%1197
SW2 4155%1385
SW2 536%325
SW20 0128%1176
SW20 8121%1076
SW20 919%29
SW3 1435%36328
SW3 2169%1490
SW3 3209%17104
SW3 4240%20115
SW3 544%419
SW3 69%15
SW4 0363%30166
SW4 668%637
SW4 7924%77417
SW4 840%316
SW4 930%216
SW5 9251%21146
SW6 1266%22178
SW6 235%333
SW6 4108%966
SW6 5134%1165
SW6 612%18
SW6 753%434
SW7 15%02
SW7 29%18
SW7 338%314
SW7 488%742
SW7 511%17
SW8 1357%30299
SW8 2207%17158
SW8 399%847
SW8 4137%1192
SW8 5400%33162
SW9 032%318
SW9 635%318
SW9 768%646
SW9 8996%83481
SW9 9247%20172
TN16 215%13
TN16 353%441
TW1 119%210
TW1 227%210
TW1 3260%22140
TW1 410%16
TW10 565%514
TW10 612%18
TW10 715%17
TW11 02%01
TW11 8114%981
TW11 950%428
TW12 1271%22146
TW12 237%324
TW12 342%318
TW13 4308%26302
TW13 513%18
TW13 678%647
TW13 74%02
TW14 029%225
TW14 824%222
TW14 921%215
TW2 5113%968
TW2 651%431
TW2 798%871
TW3 11098%911009
TW3 3108%991
TW3 45%03
TW4 583%759
TW4 61%01
TW4 742%329
TW5 0200%17163
TW5 953%470
TW6 224%27
TW6 3178%1530
TW7 423%213
TW7 525%228
TW7 626%224
TW7 782%748
TW8 042%331
TW8 8362%30184
TW8 945%440
TW9 1432%36288
TW9 219%210
TW9 314%15
TW9 4144%1272
UB1 1199%16166
UB1 25%06
UB1 348%444
UB10 0118%1085
UB10 817%113
UB10 911%18
UB11 1171%142
UB2 4292%24374
UB2 5109%9150
UB3 19%112
UB3 280%773
UB3 3671%56517
UB3 4395%33305
UB3 543%428
UB4 071%659
UB4 828%225
UB4 9137%11104
UB5 428%226
UB5 530%325
UB5 621%224
UB6 089%778
UB6 73%02
UB6 864%586
UB6 9188%16186
UB7 02%06
UB7 7412%34273
UB7 816%112
UB7 915%19
UB8 1369%31433
UB8 225%242
UB8 311%117
UB9 627%218
W10 427%218
W10 533%338
W10 6200%17177
W11 1155%13110
W11 2271%22148
W11 3320%27146
W11 41284%1071038
W12 02%03
W12 7155%13338
W12 8904%75749
W12 9162%13131
W13 0151%13100
W13 870%634
W13 9119%10103
W14 08%17
W14 831%331
W14 938%337
W1B 285%730
W1B 4718%6057
W1B 51203%100249
W1C 12592%215120
W1C 2130%116
W1D 214019%1163157
W1D 3100%840
W1D 4112%926
W1D 574%621
W1D 65%02
W1D 7132%1139
W1F 0186%1592
W1F 7622%52458
W1F 8198%16125
W1F 9148%1289
W1G 0497%4150
W1G 6135%1138
W1G 874%625
W1G 91%01
W1H 114%14
W1H 261%57
W1H 5300%2578
W1H 665%517
W1H 7786%65332
W1J 0337%2874
W1J 54%02
W1J 671%635
W1J 78%15
W1J 815%15
W1K 220%29
W1K 315%18
W1K 424%25
W1K 5492%41151
W1K 6787%65172
W1K 749%411
W1S 1434%36401
W1S 2112%960
W1S 3449%3782
W1S 4211%18106
W1T 168%664
W1T 2495%41180
W1T 3170%1480
W1T 433%318
W1T 5102%861
W1T 7538%45135
W1U 11991%165789
W1U 2175%1444
W1U 338%315
W1U 4928%77167
W1U 581%721
W1U 6455%38113
W1U 739%311
W1W 585%724
W1W 638%324
W1W 712%16
W1W 8294%24137
W2 184%7143
W2 268%641
W2 3232%19129
W2 4121%1077
W2 533%324
W2 680%798
W3 055%537
W3 6119%10129
W3 7151%13161
W3 855%555
W3 986%746
W4 1140%1292
W4 241%334
W4 343%428
W4 4278%23138
W4 599%8103
W5 123%216
W5 2325%27308
W5 398%876
W5 466%552
W5 5414%34280
W6 092%8120
W6 736%336
W6 890%795
W6 9420%35513
W7 117%111
W7 26%03
W7 362%543
W8 4164%1485
W8 570%663
W8 6231%19133
W8 755%530
W9 1103%971
W9 2202%17143
W9 3425%35380
WC1A 197%819
WC1A 237%310
WC1B 3212%18162
WC1B 577%612
WC1E 6116%1072
WC1E 723%211
WC1H 06%03
WC1H 815%15
WC1H 918%214
WC1N 178%636
WC1N 35%05
WC1R 48%15
WC1R 58%13
WC1V 657%515
WC1V 7870%72179
WC1X 025%29
WC1X 8156%1372
WC1X 912%15
WC2A 112%14
WC2A 218%11
WC2A 323%214
WC2B 57%19
WC2B 61159%9670
WC2E 79%110
WC2E 8637%53122
WC2E 9450%37249
WC2H 0674%56122
WC2H 751%416
WC2H 8109%944
WC2H 9350%29277
WC2N 4185%1588
WC2N 591%892
WC2N 666%631
WC2R 0488%4193
WC2R 218%11
WC2R 37%12

London shoplifting crime rate rank

Crime rate ranking : London region 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 88.2k representing a decrease 0.5% 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 May 2025 - April 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.

-0.5% annual change, crime is declining

88.2k 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 April 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 region
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 →
Violent crime →

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