questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support police forces in tackling shoplifting and retail crime.
answerText: Police recorded crime figures recorded 529,994 shoplifting offences for year ending June 2025. This represents a 13% increase from the previous year.Charges for shop theft rose by 25% (up to 107,090 charges). That is why we’re committed to restoring visib...
heading: Shoplifting