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Shoplifting in Ipswich 12 months to June 2026
16.6per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 2,320 shoplifting offences in Ipswich in the 12 months to June 2026, up 62.8% (895) on the previous 12 months. That is 16.6 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, 139,457 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: 152 offences October 2011: 175 offences November 2011: 140 offences December 2011: 183 offences January 2012: 116 offences February 2012: 108 offences March 2012: 129 offences April 2012: 143 offences May 2012: 135 offences June 2012: 120 offences July 2012: 119 offences August 2012: 115 offences September 2012: 131 offences October 2012: 134 offences November 2012: 156 offences December 2012: 133 offences January 2013: 126 offences February 2013: 131 offences March 2013: 174 offences April 2013: 155 offences May 2013: 149 offences June 2013: 107 offences July 2013: 118 offences August 2013: 94 offences September 2013: 111 offences October 2013: 107 offences November 2013: 113 offences December 2013: 86 offences January 2014: 134 offences February 2014: 113 offences March 2014: 124 offences April 2014: 112 offences May 2014: 145 offences June 2014: 140 offences July 2014: 157 offences August 2014: 118 offences September 2014: 153 offences October 2014: 136 offences November 2014: 117 offences December 2014: 148 offences January 2015: 119 offences February 2015: 130 offences March 2015: 99 offences April 2015: 107 offences May 2015: 160 offences June 2015: 110 offences July 2015: 113 offences August 2015: 182 offences September 2015: 104 offences October 2015: 98 offences November 2015: 148 offences December 2015: 111 offences January 2016: 149 offences February 2016: 121 offences March 2016: 141 offences April 2016: 170 offences May 2016: 112 offences June 2016: 133 offences July 2016: 108 offences August 2016: 114 offences September 2016: 141 offences October 2016: 158 offences November 2016: 111 offences December 2016: 117 offences January 2017: 182 offences February 2017: 130 offences March 2017: 165 offences April 2017: 217 offences May 2017: 207 offences June 2017: 159 offences July 2017: 142 offences August 2017: 167 offences September 2017: 147 offences October 2017: 126 offences November 2017: 179 offences December 2017: 173 offences January 2018: 157 offences February 2018: 139 offences March 2018: 144 offences April 2018: 141 offences May 2018: 149 offences June 2018: 158 offences July 2018: 157 offences August 2018: 206 offences September 2018: 177 offences October 2018: 208 offences November 2018: 162 offences December 2018: 138 offences January 2019: 172 offences February 2019: 154 offences March 2019: 181 offences April 2019: 151 offences May 2019: 181 offences June 2019: 155 offences July 2019: 117 offences August 2019: 151 offences September 2019: 124 offences October 2019: 146 offences November 2019: 150 offences December 2019: 109 offences January 2020: 157 offences February 2020: 131 offences March 2020: 87 offences April 2020: 20 offences May 2020: 41 offences June 2020: 61 offences July 2020: 104 offences August 2020: 65 offences September 2020: 105 offences October 2020: 116 offences November 2020: 116 offences December 2020: 99 offences January 2021: 62 offences February 2021: 59 offences March 2021: 69 offences April 2021: 110 offences May 2021: 85 offences June 2021: 87 offences July 2021: 95 offences August 2021: 87 offences September 2021: 88 offences October 2021: 58 offences November 2021: 83 offences December 2021: 96 offences January 2022: 96 offences February 2022: 117 offences March 2022: 111 offences April 2022: 124 offences May 2022: 148 offences June 2022: 134 offences July 2022: 127 offences August 2022: 123 offences September 2022: 117 offences October 2022: 149 offences November 2022: 148 offences December 2022: 103 offences January 2023: 141 offences February 2023: 113 offences March 2023: 125 offences April 2023: 123 offences May 2023: 125 offences June 2023: 93 offences July 2023: 152 offences August 2023: 159 offences September 2023: 114 offences October 2023: 132 offences November 2023: 128 offences December 2023: 111 offences January 2024: 109 offences February 2024: 89 offences March 2024: 104 offences April 2024: 152 offences May 2024: 120 offences June 2024: 112 offences July 2024: 115 offences August 2024: 125 offences September 2024: 95 offences October 2024: 101 offences November 2024: 107 offences December 2024: 95 offences January 2025: 125 offences February 2025: 90 offences March 2025: 134 offences April 2025: 129 offences May 2025: 146 offences June 2025: 163 offences July 2025: 195 offences August 2025: 137 offences September 2025: 118 offences October 2025: 203 offences November 2025: 212 offences December 2025: 179 offences January 2026: 174 offences February 2026: 202 offences March 2026: 259 offences April 2026: 240 offences May 2026: 203 offences June 2026: 198 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 Ipswich Violence and sexual offences 5,674 offences 40.7per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 1,095 offences 7.9per 1,000 Other theft 872 offences 6.3per 1,000 Public order 832 offences 6.0per 1,000 Vehicle crime 657 offences 4.7per 1,000 Drugs 376 offences 2.7per 1,000 Burglary 326 offences 2.3per 1,000 Other crime 301 offences 2.2per 1,000 Possession of weapons 191 offences 1.4per 1,000 Bicycle theft 147 offences 1.1per 1,000 Robbery 129 offences 0.9per 1,000 Theft from the person 85 offences 0.6per 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 Ipswich