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Shoplifting in Wirral 12 months to June 2026
5.0per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 1,642 shoplifting offences in Wirral in the 12 months to June 2026, up 41.3% (480) on the previous 12 months. That is 5.0 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, 329,896 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: 125 offences October 2011: 131 offences November 2011: 107 offences December 2011: 115 offences January 2012: 140 offences February 2012: 106 offences March 2012: 208 offences April 2012: 149 offences May 2012: 160 offences June 2012: 124 offences July 2012: 181 offences August 2012: 158 offences September 2012: 175 offences October 2012: 160 offences November 2012: 150 offences December 2012: 171 offences January 2013: 131 offences February 2013: 166 offences March 2013: 144 offences April 2013: 184 offences May 2013: 179 offences June 2013: 194 offences July 2013: 214 offences August 2013: 155 offences September 2013: 225 offences October 2013: 151 offences November 2013: 168 offences December 2013: 163 offences January 2014: 177 offences February 2014: 170 offences March 2014: 231 offences April 2014: 179 offences May 2014: 214 offences June 2014: 173 offences July 2014: 182 offences August 2014: 215 offences September 2014: 197 offences October 2014: 191 offences November 2014: 189 offences December 2014: 154 offences January 2015: 142 offences February 2015: 177 offences March 2015: 138 offences April 2015: 199 offences May 2015: 177 offences June 2015: 187 offences July 2015: 183 offences August 2015: 170 offences September 2015: 199 offences October 2015: 163 offences November 2015: 134 offences December 2015: 120 offences January 2016: 170 offences February 2016: 182 offences March 2016: 158 offences April 2016: 176 offences May 2016: 170 offences June 2016: 157 offences July 2016: 140 offences August 2016: 193 offences September 2016: 172 offences October 2016: 172 offences November 2016: 199 offences December 2016: 169 offences January 2017: 195 offences February 2017: 228 offences March 2017: 217 offences April 2017: 172 offences May 2017: 221 offences June 2017: 135 offences July 2017: 163 offences August 2017: 167 offences September 2017: 133 offences October 2017: 138 offences November 2017: 137 offences December 2017: 115 offences January 2018: 143 offences February 2018: 113 offences March 2018: 125 offences April 2018: 139 offences May 2018: 128 offences June 2018: 137 offences July 2018: 118 offences August 2018: 145 offences September 2018: 124 offences October 2018: 143 offences November 2018: 124 offences December 2018: 107 offences January 2019: 120 offences February 2019: 138 offences March 2019: 139 offences April 2019: 136 offences May 2019: 156 offences June 2019: 129 offences July 2019: 130 offences August 2019: 143 offences September 2019: 130 offences October 2019: 126 offences November 2019: 117 offences December 2019: 120 offences January 2020: 141 offences February 2020: 163 offences March 2020: 136 offences April 2020: 86 offences May 2020: 77 offences June 2020: 80 offences July 2020: 77 offences August 2020: 93 offences September 2020: 107 offences October 2020: 60 offences November 2020: 94 offences December 2020: 72 offences January 2021: 69 offences February 2021: 76 offences March 2021: 71 offences April 2021: 60 offences May 2021: 85 offences June 2021: 70 offences July 2021: 63 offences August 2021: 76 offences September 2021: 83 offences October 2021: 88 offences November 2021: 93 offences December 2021: 75 offences January 2022: 79 offences February 2022: 75 offences March 2022: 126 offences April 2022: 124 offences May 2022: 124 offences June 2022: 128 offences July 2022: 89 offences August 2022: 86 offences September 2022: 82 offences October 2022: 120 offences November 2022: 103 offences December 2022: 77 offences January 2023: 93 offences February 2023: 109 offences March 2023: 107 offences April 2023: 100 offences May 2023: 106 offences June 2023: 89 offences July 2023: 108 offences August 2023: 108 offences September 2023: 120 offences October 2023: 123 offences November 2023: 87 offences December 2023: 77 offences January 2024: 114 offences February 2024: 101 offences March 2024: 134 offences April 2024: 115 offences May 2024: 103 offences June 2024: 95 offences July 2024: 124 offences August 2024: 93 offences September 2024: 96 offences October 2024: 89 offences November 2024: 74 offences December 2024: 64 offences January 2025: 67 offences February 2025: 78 offences March 2025: 107 offences April 2025: 128 offences May 2025: 147 offences June 2025: 95 offences July 2025: 79 offences August 2025: 124 offences September 2025: 105 offences October 2025: 120 offences November 2025: 131 offences December 2025: 132 offences January 2026: 119 offences February 2026: 177 offences March 2026: 193 offences April 2026: 139 offences May 2026: 172 offences June 2026: 151 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 Wirral Violence and sexual offences 11,047 offences 33.5per 1,000 Public order 2,628 offences 8.0per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 2,384 offences 7.2per 1,000 Drugs 1,436 offences 4.4per 1,000 Other theft 1,272 offences 3.9per 1,000 Burglary 698 offences 2.1per 1,000 Vehicle crime 676 offences 2.0per 1,000 Other crime 659 offences 2.0per 1,000 Possession of weapons 227 offences 0.7per 1,000 Robbery 218 offences 0.7per 1,000 Bicycle theft 155 offences 0.5per 1,000 Theft from the person 64 offences 0.2per 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 Wirral