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Shoplifting in Leeds 12 months to June 2026
12.0per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 10,069 shoplifting offences in Leeds in the 12 months to June 2026, down 5.4% (574) on the previous 12 months. That is 12.0 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, 840,550 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 500 1k 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 360 offences October 2011: 373 offences November 2011: 415 offences December 2011: 391 offences January 2012: 396 offences February 2012: 405 offences March 2012: 518 offences April 2012: 458 offences May 2012: 512 offences June 2012: 421 offences July 2012: 446 offences August 2012: 443 offences September 2012: 395 offences October 2012: 476 offences November 2012: 450 offences December 2012: 401 offences January 2013: 446 offences February 2013: 474 offences March 2013: 504 offences April 2013: 493 offences May 2013: 559 offences June 2013: 507 offences July 2013: 445 offences August 2013: 532 offences September 2013: 469 offences October 2013: 490 offences November 2013: 452 offences December 2013: 454 offences January 2014: 476 offences February 2014: 506 offences March 2014: 623 offences April 2014: 506 offences May 2014: 463 offences June 2014: 396 offences July 2014: 367 offences August 2014: 418 offences September 2014: 371 offences October 2014: 443 offences November 2014: 443 offences December 2014: 440 offences January 2015: 364 offences February 2015: 443 offences March 2015: 539 offences April 2015: 495 offences May 2015: 521 offences June 2015: 459 offences July 2015: 439 offences August 2015: 445 offences September 2015: 412 offences October 2015: 550 offences November 2015: 434 offences December 2015: 417 offences January 2016: 465 offences February 2016: 477 offences March 2016: 500 offences April 2016: 497 offences May 2016: 515 offences June 2016: 506 offences July 2016: 512 offences August 2016: 519 offences September 2016: 512 offences October 2016: 503 offences November 2016: 540 offences December 2016: 465 offences January 2017: 542 offences February 2017: 615 offences March 2017: 599 offences April 2017: 587 offences May 2017: 578 offences June 2017: 485 offences July 2017: 633 offences August 2017: 598 offences September 2017: 548 offences October 2017: 521 offences November 2017: 612 offences December 2017: 484 offences January 2018: 582 offences February 2018: 593 offences March 2018: 606 offences April 2018: 662 offences May 2018: 656 offences June 2018: 621 offences July 2018: 544 offences August 2018: 604 offences September 2018: 552 offences October 2018: 613 offences November 2018: 571 offences December 2018: 499 offences January 2019: 543 offences February 2019: 483 offences March 2019: 574 offences April 2019: 513 offences May 2019: 512 offences June 2019: 520 offences July 2019: 636 offences August 2019: 653 offences September 2019: 610 offences October 2019: 633 offences November 2019: 601 offences December 2019: 551 offences January 2020: 635 offences February 2020: 596 offences March 2020: 463 offences April 2020: 233 offences May 2020: 214 offences June 2020: 278 offences July 2020: 398 offences August 2020: 436 offences September 2020: 412 offences October 2020: 461 offences November 2020: 324 offences December 2020: 375 offences January 2021: 380 offences February 2021: 357 offences March 2021: 407 offences April 2021: 379 offences May 2021: 439 offences June 2021: 462 offences July 2021: 401 offences August 2021: 488 offences September 2021: 480 offences October 2021: 552 offences November 2021: 531 offences December 2021: 466 offences January 2022: 538 offences February 2022: 574 offences March 2022: 571 offences April 2022: 624 offences May 2022: 693 offences June 2022: 648 offences July 2022: 599 offences August 2022: 830 offences September 2022: 755 offences October 2022: 626 offences November 2022: 578 offences December 2022: 575 offences January 2023: 714 offences February 2023: 834 offences March 2023: 851 offences April 2023: 736 offences May 2023: 773 offences June 2023: 767 offences July 2023: 828 offences August 2023: 958 offences September 2023: 874 offences October 2023: 966 offences November 2023: 843 offences December 2023: 801 offences January 2024: 776 offences February 2024: 793 offences March 2024: 1,063 offences April 2024: 898 offences May 2024: 872 offences June 2024: 795 offences July 2024: 852 offences August 2024: 944 offences September 2024: 864 offences October 2024: 965 offences November 2024: 941 offences December 2024: 749 offences January 2025: 851 offences February 2025: 971 offences March 2025: 910 offences April 2025: 934 offences May 2025: 875 offences June 2025: 787 offences July 2025: 851 offences August 2025: 858 offences September 2025: 827 offences October 2025: 901 offences November 2025: 826 offences December 2025: 728 offences January 2026: 831 offences February 2026: 770 offences March 2026: 869 offences April 2026: 827 offences May 2026: 878 offences June 2026: 903 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 Leeds Violence and sexual offences 41,138 offences 48.9per 1,000 Public order 8,130 offences 9.7per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 7,306 offences 8.7per 1,000 Other theft 7,221 offences 8.6per 1,000 Burglary 5,922 offences 7.0per 1,000 Vehicle crime 5,784 offences 6.9per 1,000 Drugs 3,698 offences 4.4per 1,000 Other crime 3,135 offences 3.7per 1,000 Robbery 1,922 offences 2.3per 1,000 Theft from the person 1,069 offences 1.3per 1,000 Possession of weapons 1,066 offences 1.3per 1,000 Bicycle theft 976 offences 1.2per 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 Leeds