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Shoplifting in Southwark 12 months to June 2026
9.6per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 3,014 shoplifting offences in Southwark in the 12 months to June 2026, down 21.8% (838) on the previous 12 months. That is 9.6 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, 312,366 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: 96 offences October 2011: 106 offences November 2011: 107 offences December 2011: 92 offences January 2012: 82 offences February 2012: 101 offences March 2012: 107 offences April 2012: 107 offences May 2012: 104 offences June 2012: 86 offences July 2012: 89 offences August 2012: 121 offences September 2012: 69 offences October 2012: 89 offences November 2012: 103 offences December 2012: 99 offences January 2013: 125 offences February 2013: 85 offences March 2013: 104 offences April 2013: 116 offences May 2013: 97 offences June 2013: 91 offences July 2013: 97 offences August 2013: 104 offences September 2013: 89 offences October 2013: 102 offences November 2013: 116 offences December 2013: 89 offences January 2014: 66 offences February 2014: 96 offences March 2014: 90 offences April 2014: 91 offences May 2014: 101 offences June 2014: 105 offences July 2014: 102 offences August 2014: 114 offences September 2014: 114 offences October 2014: 107 offences November 2014: 107 offences December 2014: 110 offences January 2015: 141 offences February 2015: 107 offences March 2015: 111 offences April 2015: 126 offences May 2015: 119 offences June 2015: 98 offences July 2015: 105 offences August 2015: 114 offences September 2015: 120 offences October 2015: 141 offences November 2015: 134 offences December 2015: 117 offences January 2016: 125 offences February 2016: 115 offences March 2016: 115 offences April 2016: 134 offences May 2016: 131 offences June 2016: 141 offences July 2016: 122 offences August 2016: 137 offences September 2016: 134 offences October 2016: 125 offences November 2016: 109 offences December 2016: 114 offences January 2017: 99 offences February 2017: 130 offences March 2017: 129 offences April 2017: 118 offences May 2017: 131 offences June 2017: 130 offences July 2017: 116 offences August 2017: 121 offences September 2017: 114 offences October 2017: 112 offences November 2017: 145 offences December 2017: 97 offences January 2018: 98 offences February 2018: 103 offences March 2018: 128 offences April 2018: 122 offences May 2018: 154 offences June 2018: 111 offences July 2018: 144 offences August 2018: 116 offences September 2018: 125 offences October 2018: 129 offences November 2018: 123 offences December 2018: 93 offences January 2019: 116 offences February 2019: 107 offences March 2019: 110 offences April 2019: 114 offences May 2019: 110 offences June 2019: 137 offences July 2019: 99 offences August 2019: 118 offences September 2019: 90 offences October 2019: 86 offences November 2019: 86 offences December 2019: 94 offences January 2020: 81 offences February 2020: 74 offences March 2020: 85 offences April 2020: 71 offences May 2020: 69 offences June 2020: 81 offences July 2020: 114 offences August 2020: 91 offences September 2020: 76 offences October 2020: 82 offences November 2020: 66 offences December 2020: 71 offences January 2021: 51 offences February 2021: 58 offences March 2021: 95 offences April 2021: 96 offences May 2021: 99 offences June 2021: 93 offences July 2021: 97 offences August 2021: 104 offences September 2021: 90 offences October 2021: 93 offences November 2021: 65 offences December 2021: 61 offences January 2022: 73 offences February 2022: 57 offences March 2022: 87 offences April 2022: 101 offences May 2022: 91 offences June 2022: 103 offences July 2022: 119 offences August 2022: 100 offences September 2022: 99 offences October 2022: 115 offences November 2022: 85 offences December 2022: 64 offences January 2023: 86 offences February 2023: 97 offences March 2023: 111 offences April 2023: 127 offences May 2023: 152 offences June 2023: 127 offences July 2023: 150 offences August 2023: 188 offences September 2023: 177 offences October 2023: 125 offences November 2023: 140 offences December 2023: 117 offences January 2024: 134 offences February 2024: 93 offences March 2024: 121 offences April 2024: 174 offences May 2024: 145 offences June 2024: 171 offences July 2024: 238 offences August 2024: 358 offences September 2024: 490 offences October 2024: 520 offences November 2024: 506 offences December 2024: 349 offences January 2025: 263 offences February 2025: 208 offences March 2025: 286 offences April 2025: 227 offences May 2025: 220 offences June 2025: 187 offences July 2025: 209 offences August 2025: 231 offences September 2025: 246 offences October 2025: 233 offences November 2025: 202 offences December 2025: 209 offences January 2026: 243 offences February 2026: 256 offences March 2026: 276 offences April 2026: 289 offences May 2026: 295 offences June 2026: 325 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 Southwark Violence and sexual offences 10,130 offences 32.4per 1,000 Theft from the person 6,823 offences 21.8per 1,000 Other theft 4,937 offences 15.8per 1,000 Vehicle crime 2,345 offences 7.5per 1,000 Burglary 2,301 offences 7.4per 1,000 Public order 2,149 offences 6.9per 1,000 Robbery 1,931 offences 6.2per 1,000 Drugs 1,880 offences 6.0per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 1,592 offences 5.1per 1,000 Bicycle theft 1,097 offences 3.5per 1,000 Other crime 405 offences 1.3per 1,000 Possession of weapons 323 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 Southwark