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Shoplifting in Lambeth 12 months to June 2026
11.2per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 3,521 shoplifting offences in Lambeth in the 12 months to June 2026, up 16.6% (500) on the previous 12 months. That is 11.2 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, 314,298 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: 71 offences October 2011: 61 offences November 2011: 58 offences December 2011: 76 offences January 2012: 75 offences February 2012: 50 offences March 2012: 77 offences April 2012: 73 offences May 2012: 65 offences June 2012: 53 offences July 2012: 55 offences August 2012: 62 offences September 2012: 72 offences October 2012: 59 offences November 2012: 77 offences December 2012: 64 offences January 2013: 58 offences February 2013: 69 offences March 2013: 80 offences April 2013: 69 offences May 2013: 69 offences June 2013: 73 offences July 2013: 75 offences August 2013: 76 offences September 2013: 83 offences October 2013: 78 offences November 2013: 75 offences December 2013: 70 offences January 2014: 76 offences February 2014: 66 offences March 2014: 102 offences April 2014: 90 offences May 2014: 86 offences June 2014: 104 offences July 2014: 89 offences August 2014: 96 offences September 2014: 109 offences October 2014: 128 offences November 2014: 120 offences December 2014: 135 offences January 2015: 116 offences February 2015: 130 offences March 2015: 138 offences April 2015: 136 offences May 2015: 139 offences June 2015: 107 offences July 2015: 126 offences August 2015: 130 offences September 2015: 94 offences October 2015: 118 offences November 2015: 119 offences December 2015: 129 offences January 2016: 132 offences February 2016: 122 offences March 2016: 138 offences April 2016: 137 offences May 2016: 154 offences June 2016: 156 offences July 2016: 129 offences August 2016: 137 offences September 2016: 129 offences October 2016: 115 offences November 2016: 107 offences December 2016: 125 offences January 2017: 147 offences February 2017: 136 offences March 2017: 133 offences April 2017: 130 offences May 2017: 148 offences June 2017: 116 offences July 2017: 132 offences August 2017: 154 offences September 2017: 118 offences October 2017: 111 offences November 2017: 145 offences December 2017: 89 offences January 2018: 84 offences February 2018: 94 offences March 2018: 108 offences April 2018: 92 offences May 2018: 100 offences June 2018: 116 offences July 2018: 110 offences August 2018: 105 offences September 2018: 110 offences October 2018: 104 offences November 2018: 103 offences December 2018: 83 offences January 2019: 103 offences February 2019: 90 offences March 2019: 142 offences April 2019: 126 offences May 2019: 108 offences June 2019: 115 offences July 2019: 96 offences August 2019: 90 offences September 2019: 115 offences October 2019: 120 offences November 2019: 103 offences December 2019: 74 offences January 2020: 85 offences February 2020: 105 offences March 2020: 104 offences April 2020: 44 offences May 2020: 68 offences June 2020: 65 offences July 2020: 92 offences August 2020: 117 offences September 2020: 79 offences October 2020: 86 offences November 2020: 61 offences December 2020: 80 offences January 2021: 75 offences February 2021: 75 offences March 2021: 101 offences April 2021: 74 offences May 2021: 62 offences June 2021: 82 offences July 2021: 78 offences August 2021: 83 offences September 2021: 71 offences October 2021: 57 offences November 2021: 58 offences December 2021: 51 offences January 2022: 52 offences February 2022: 72 offences March 2022: 82 offences April 2022: 70 offences May 2022: 107 offences June 2022: 69 offences July 2022: 84 offences August 2022: 119 offences September 2022: 149 offences October 2022: 128 offences November 2022: 97 offences December 2022: 98 offences January 2023: 115 offences February 2023: 80 offences March 2023: 107 offences April 2023: 148 offences May 2023: 130 offences June 2023: 210 offences July 2023: 137 offences August 2023: 181 offences September 2023: 141 offences October 2023: 150 offences November 2023: 151 offences December 2023: 156 offences January 2024: 144 offences February 2024: 185 offences March 2024: 228 offences April 2024: 220 offences May 2024: 279 offences June 2024: 252 offences July 2024: 304 offences August 2024: 263 offences September 2024: 233 offences October 2024: 269 offences November 2024: 203 offences December 2024: 203 offences January 2025: 244 offences February 2025: 193 offences March 2025: 214 offences April 2025: 276 offences May 2025: 314 offences June 2025: 305 offences July 2025: 320 offences August 2025: 310 offences September 2025: 248 offences October 2025: 255 offences November 2025: 266 offences December 2025: 225 offences January 2026: 225 offences February 2026: 272 offences March 2026: 323 offences April 2026: 328 offences May 2026: 339 offences June 2026: 410 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 Lambeth Violence and sexual offences 11,257 offences 35.8per 1,000 Theft from the person 4,979 offences 15.8per 1,000 Other theft 4,469 offences 14.2per 1,000 Vehicle crime 2,624 offences 8.3per 1,000 Public order 2,327 offences 7.4per 1,000 Robbery 1,845 offences 5.9per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 1,799 offences 5.7per 1,000 Burglary 1,759 offences 5.6per 1,000 Drugs 1,734 offences 5.5per 1,000 Bicycle theft 1,016 offences 3.2per 1,000 Other crime 449 offences 1.4per 1,000 Possession of weapons 317 offences 1.0per 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 Lambeth