Police-recorded · Preston · Lancashire Constabulary

Shoplifting in Preston

12 months to June 2026

8.4per 1,000 residents

Police recorded 1,376 shoplifting offences in Preston in the 12 months to June 2026, down 8.8% (132) on the previous 12 months. That is 8.4 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, 164,498

Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026

Offences recorded in this category each month, from the street-level archivePublished valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded 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 Preston

Every local authority ranked by shoplifting rate · All recorded crime in Preston