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Shoplifting in Bristol, City of 12 months to June 2026
12.5per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 6,188 shoplifting offences in Bristol, City of in the 12 months to June 2026, up 1.7% (101) on the previous 12 months. That is 12.5 per 1,000 residents against 8.3 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk street-level crime archive, category “Shoplifting” local authority via LSOA lookup population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 495,260 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 200 400 600 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 402 offences October 2011: 353 offences November 2011: 340 offences December 2011: 355 offences January 2012: 372 offences February 2012: 280 offences March 2012: 345 offences April 2012: 320 offences May 2012: 334 offences June 2012: 344 offences July 2012: 324 offences August 2012: 367 offences September 2012: 332 offences October 2012: 371 offences November 2012: 344 offences December 2012: 318 offences January 2013: 337 offences February 2013: 392 offences March 2013: 412 offences April 2013: 384 offences May 2013: 423 offences June 2013: 370 offences July 2013: 399 offences August 2013: 370 offences September 2013: 394 offences October 2013: 436 offences November 2013: 399 offences December 2013: 393 offences January 2014: 389 offences February 2014: 437 offences March 2014: 466 offences April 2014: 454 offences May 2014: 434 offences June 2014: 368 offences July 2014: 435 offences August 2014: 487 offences September 2014: 472 offences October 2014: 447 offences November 2014: 406 offences December 2014: 358 offences January 2015: 409 offences February 2015: 406 offences March 2015: 447 offences April 2015: 389 offences May 2015: 484 offences June 2015: 394 offences July 2015: 438 offences August 2015: 423 offences September 2015: 319 offences October 2015: 337 offences November 2015: 383 offences December 2015: 279 offences January 2016: 292 offences February 2016: 306 offences March 2016: 397 offences April 2016: 384 offences May 2016: 328 offences June 2016: 380 offences July 2016: 378 offences August 2016: 422 offences September 2016: 421 offences October 2016: 363 offences November 2016: 347 offences December 2016: 316 offences January 2017: 317 offences February 2017: 335 offences March 2017: 408 offences April 2017: 446 offences May 2017: 451 offences June 2017: 306 offences July 2017: 353 offences August 2017: 323 offences September 2017: 319 offences October 2017: 350 offences November 2017: 376 offences December 2017: 306 offences January 2018: 290 offences February 2018: 288 offences March 2018: 298 offences April 2018: 376 offences May 2018: 381 offences June 2018: 301 offences July 2018: 248 offences August 2018: 301 offences September 2018: 327 offences October 2018: 345 offences November 2018: 314 offences December 2018: 230 offences January 2019: 277 offences February 2019: 250 offences March 2019: 299 offences April 2019: 245 offences May 2019: 342 offences June 2019: 321 offences July 2019: 266 offences August 2019: 277 offences September 2019: 287 offences October 2019: 307 offences November 2019: 238 offences December 2019: 223 offences January 2020: 265 offences February 2020: 260 offences March 2020: 220 offences April 2020: 132 offences May 2020: 151 offences June 2020: 206 offences July 2020: 208 offences August 2020: 227 offences September 2020: 227 offences October 2020: 224 offences November 2020: 207 offences December 2020: 192 offences January 2021: 130 offences February 2021: 138 offences March 2021: 159 offences April 2021: 148 offences May 2021: 191 offences June 2021: 164 offences July 2021: 209 offences August 2021: 231 offences September 2021: 199 offences October 2021: 157 offences November 2021: 180 offences December 2021: 177 offences January 2022: 180 offences February 2022: 219 offences March 2022: 252 offences April 2022: 210 offences May 2022: 250 offences June 2022: 265 offences July 2022: 282 offences August 2022: 321 offences September 2022: 348 offences October 2022: 260 offences November 2022: 289 offences December 2022: 282 offences January 2023: 348 offences February 2023: 382 offences March 2023: 415 offences April 2023: 488 offences May 2023: 420 offences June 2023: 435 offences July 2023: 555 offences August 2023: 536 offences September 2023: 530 offences October 2023: 533 offences November 2023: 511 offences December 2023: 470 offences January 2024: 365 offences February 2024: 479 offences March 2024: 612 offences April 2024: 647 offences May 2024: 538 offences June 2024: 499 offences July 2024: 586 offences August 2024: 588 offences September 2024: 579 offences October 2024: 720 offences November 2024: 521 offences December 2024: 394 offences January 2025: 373 offences February 2025: 398 offences March 2025: 509 offences April 2025: 454 offences May 2025: 544 offences June 2025: 421 offences July 2025: 288 offences August 2025: 390 offences September 2025: 404 offences October 2025: 584 offences November 2025: 623 offences December 2025: 534 offences January 2026: 459 offences February 2026: 506 offences March 2026: 567 offences April 2026: 631 offences May 2026: 618 offences June 2026: 584 offences
Offences recorded in this category each month, from the street-level archive Published value Provisional or revised LatestShaded bands: governments (see labels) Hover or use arrow keys to read a value What this measures Theft of goods from a shop or business premises.
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
A higher recorded rate does not mean an area is more dangerous.
Other categories in Bristol, City of Violence and sexual offences 25,353 offences 51.2per 1,000 Public order 6,810 offences 13.8per 1,000 Other theft 5,561 offences 11.2per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 5,082 offences 10.3per 1,000 Vehicle crime 4,194 offences 8.5per 1,000 Burglary 2,871 offences 5.8per 1,000 Drugs 1,538 offences 3.1per 1,000 Robbery 1,446 offences 2.9per 1,000 Other crime 1,078 offences 2.2per 1,000 Bicycle theft 943 offences 1.9per 1,000 Possession of weapons 429 offences 0.9per 1,000 Theft from the person 400 offences 0.8per 1,000 Public disorder and weapons 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Violent crime 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Every local authority ranked by shoplifting rate · All recorded crime in Bristol, City of