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Shoplifting in Cheshire West and Chester 12 months to June 2026
5.7per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 2,146 shoplifting offences in Cheshire West and Chester in the 12 months to June 2026, up 15.5% (288) on the previous 12 months. That is 5.7 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, 373,951 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 100 200 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 179 offences October 2011: 158 offences November 2011: 187 offences December 2011: 185 offences January 2012: 176 offences February 2012: 171 offences March 2012: 179 offences April 2012: 161 offences May 2012: 125 offences June 2012: 128 offences July 2012: 205 offences August 2012: 169 offences September 2012: 128 offences October 2012: 167 offences November 2012: 151 offences December 2012: 171 offences January 2013: 157 offences February 2013: 175 offences March 2013: 171 offences April 2013: 181 offences May 2013: 202 offences June 2013: 166 offences July 2013: 158 offences August 2013: 171 offences September 2013: 190 offences October 2013: 168 offences November 2013: 161 offences December 2013: 146 offences January 2014: 149 offences February 2014: 180 offences March 2014: 183 offences April 2014: 155 offences May 2014: 203 offences June 2014: 161 offences July 2014: 177 offences August 2014: 155 offences September 2014: 160 offences October 2014: 135 offences November 2014: 153 offences December 2014: 128 offences January 2015: 119 offences February 2015: 122 offences March 2015: 152 offences April 2015: 155 offences May 2015: 143 offences June 2015: 170 offences July 2015: 171 offences August 2015: 147 offences September 2015: 146 offences October 2015: 137 offences November 2015: 147 offences December 2015: 128 offences January 2016: 116 offences February 2016: 144 offences March 2016: 128 offences April 2016: 147 offences May 2016: 161 offences June 2016: 171 offences July 2016: 201 offences August 2016: 192 offences September 2016: 202 offences October 2016: 169 offences November 2016: 201 offences December 2016: 173 offences January 2017: 168 offences February 2017: 183 offences March 2017: 213 offences April 2017: 226 offences May 2017: 213 offences June 2017: 220 offences July 2017: 182 offences August 2017: 217 offences September 2017: 170 offences October 2017: 217 offences November 2017: 237 offences December 2017: 185 offences January 2018: 177 offences February 2018: 121 offences March 2018: 167 offences April 2018: 174 offences May 2018: 206 offences June 2018: 171 offences July 2018: 152 offences August 2018: 173 offences September 2018: 143 offences October 2018: 203 offences November 2018: 219 offences December 2018: 124 offences January 2019: 198 offences February 2019: 140 offences March 2019: 147 offences April 2019: 182 offences May 2019: 170 offences June 2019: 127 offences July 2019: 162 offences August 2019: 185 offences September 2019: 177 offences October 2019: 169 offences November 2019: 127 offences December 2019: 159 offences January 2020: 166 offences February 2020: 202 offences March 2020: 155 offences April 2020: 80 offences May 2020: 92 offences June 2020: 123 offences July 2020: 129 offences August 2020: 149 offences September 2020: 82 offences October 2020: 129 offences November 2020: 117 offences December 2020: 111 offences January 2021: 89 offences February 2021: 91 offences March 2021: 100 offences April 2021: 87 offences May 2021: 94 offences June 2021: 111 offences July 2021: 73 offences August 2021: 53 offences September 2021: 63 offences October 2021: 120 offences November 2021: 97 offences December 2021: 79 offences January 2022: 134 offences February 2022: 133 offences March 2022: 160 offences April 2022: 115 offences May 2022: 131 offences June 2022: 130 offences July 2022: 114 offences August 2022: 137 offences September 2022: 145 offences October 2022: 161 offences November 2022: 129 offences December 2022: 128 offences January 2023: 142 offences February 2023: 189 offences March 2023: 217 offences April 2023: 190 offences May 2023: 155 offences June 2023: 129 offences July 2023: 183 offences August 2023: 210 offences September 2023: 162 offences October 2023: 167 offences November 2023: 194 offences December 2023: 164 offences January 2024: 152 offences February 2024: 161 offences March 2024: 149 offences April 2024: 153 offences May 2024: 185 offences June 2024: 179 offences July 2024: 188 offences August 2024: 163 offences September 2024: 165 offences October 2024: 151 offences November 2024: 134 offences December 2024: 100 offences January 2025: 127 offences February 2025: 149 offences March 2025: 182 offences April 2025: 175 offences May 2025: 148 offences June 2025: 176 offences July 2025: 171 offences August 2025: 182 offences September 2025: 170 offences October 2025: 178 offences November 2025: 225 offences December 2025: 154 offences January 2026: 144 offences February 2026: 157 offences March 2026: 204 offences April 2026: 179 offences May 2026: 176 offences June 2026: 206 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 Cheshire West and Chester Violence and sexual offences 12,253 offences 32.8per 1,000 Public order 3,120 offences 8.3per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 1,699 offences 4.5per 1,000 Other theft 1,560 offences 4.2per 1,000 Drugs 1,059 offences 2.8per 1,000 Burglary 738 offences 2.0per 1,000 Other crime 583 offences 1.6per 1,000 Vehicle crime 535 offences 1.4per 1,000 Possession of weapons 232 offences 0.6per 1,000 Bicycle theft 164 offences 0.4per 1,000 Robbery 149 offences 0.4per 1,000 Theft from the person 84 offences 0.2per 1,000 Violent crime 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Public disorder and weapons 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Every local authority ranked by shoplifting rate · All recorded crime in Cheshire West and Chester