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Shoplifting in Cardiff 12 months to June 2026
12.8per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 4,902 shoplifting offences in Cardiff in the 12 months to June 2026, down 8.2% (437) on the previous 12 months. That is 12.8 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, 381,516 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 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 221 offences October 2011: 216 offences November 2011: 311 offences December 2011: 297 offences January 2012: 225 offences February 2012: 204 offences March 2012: 257 offences April 2012: 289 offences May 2012: 252 offences June 2012: 273 offences July 2012: 261 offences August 2012: 206 offences September 2012: 224 offences October 2012: 251 offences November 2012: 256 offences December 2012: 250 offences January 2013: 255 offences February 2013: 354 offences March 2013: 293 offences April 2013: 270 offences May 2013: 266 offences June 2013: 262 offences July 2013: 267 offences August 2013: 227 offences September 2013: 261 offences October 2013: 252 offences November 2013: 272 offences December 2013: 225 offences January 2014: 266 offences February 2014: 266 offences March 2014: 328 offences April 2014: 290 offences May 2014: 295 offences June 2014: 373 offences July 2014: 288 offences August 2014: 290 offences September 2014: 259 offences October 2014: 280 offences November 2014: 294 offences December 2014: 328 offences January 2015: 350 offences February 2015: 291 offences March 2015: 324 offences April 2015: 347 offences May 2015: 362 offences June 2015: 350 offences July 2015: 361 offences August 2015: 325 offences September 2015: 266 offences October 2015: 308 offences November 2015: 335 offences December 2015: 330 offences January 2016: 264 offences February 2016: 313 offences March 2016: 327 offences April 2016: 348 offences May 2016: 296 offences June 2016: 284 offences July 2016: 320 offences August 2016: 336 offences September 2016: 331 offences October 2016: 313 offences November 2016: 338 offences December 2016: 366 offences January 2017: 373 offences February 2017: 331 offences March 2017: 331 offences April 2017: 349 offences May 2017: 374 offences June 2017: 367 offences July 2017: 402 offences August 2017: 434 offences September 2017: 411 offences October 2017: 416 offences November 2017: 435 offences December 2017: 329 offences January 2018: 360 offences February 2018: 382 offences March 2018: 349 offences April 2018: 388 offences May 2018: 404 offences June 2018: 352 offences July 2018: 390 offences August 2018: 405 offences September 2018: 386 offences October 2018: 409 offences November 2018: 482 offences December 2018: 363 offences January 2019: 460 offences February 2019: 392 offences March 2019: 446 offences April 2019: 391 offences May 2019: 419 offences June 2019: 367 offences July 2019: 329 offences August 2019: 315 offences September 2019: 334 offences October 2019: 270 offences November 2019: 331 offences December 2019: 293 offences January 2020: 363 offences February 2020: 386 offences March 2020: 290 offences April 2020: 156 offences May 2020: 157 offences June 2020: 175 offences July 2020: 202 offences August 2020: 223 offences September 2020: 237 offences October 2020: 242 offences November 2020: 224 offences December 2020: 201 offences January 2021: 160 offences February 2021: 188 offences March 2021: 203 offences April 2021: 175 offences May 2021: 245 offences June 2021: 273 offences July 2021: 267 offences August 2021: 195 offences September 2021: 236 offences October 2021: 289 offences November 2021: 303 offences December 2021: 285 offences January 2022: 268 offences February 2022: 290 offences March 2022: 296 offences April 2022: 291 offences May 2022: 325 offences June 2022: 268 offences July 2022: 228 offences August 2022: 331 offences September 2022: 331 offences October 2022: 372 offences November 2022: 389 offences December 2022: 311 offences January 2023: 286 offences February 2023: 340 offences March 2023: 404 offences April 2023: 369 offences May 2023: 415 offences June 2023: 423 offences July 2023: 493 offences August 2023: 500 offences September 2023: 396 offences October 2023: 510 offences November 2023: 431 offences December 2023: 455 offences January 2024: 524 offences February 2024: 426 offences March 2024: 489 offences April 2024: 489 offences May 2024: 582 offences June 2024: 486 offences July 2024: 455 offences August 2024: 510 offences September 2024: 483 offences October 2024: 484 offences November 2024: 464 offences December 2024: 422 offences January 2025: 370 offences February 2025: 379 offences March 2025: 464 offences April 2025: 490 offences May 2025: 409 offences June 2025: 409 offences July 2025: 401 offences August 2025: 444 offences September 2025: 452 offences October 2025: 441 offences November 2025: 422 offences December 2025: 304 offences January 2026: 359 offences February 2026: 343 offences March 2026: 364 offences April 2026: 513 offences May 2026: 433 offences June 2026: 426 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 Cardiff Violence and sexual offences 13,082 offences 34.3per 1,000 Public order 4,357 offences 11.4per 1,000 Vehicle crime 3,129 offences 8.2per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 3,069 offences 8.0per 1,000 Other theft 2,280 offences 6.0per 1,000 Burglary 1,238 offences 3.2per 1,000 Drugs 1,201 offences 3.1per 1,000 Other crime 852 offences 2.2per 1,000 Bicycle theft 785 offences 2.1per 1,000 Robbery 579 offences 1.5per 1,000 Possession of weapons 464 offences 1.2per 1,000 Theft from the person 346 offences 0.9per 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 Cardiff