FOI T1537/24 - Shoplifting

We can confirm that the information you have requested is held in part by Northumbria Police.

We are able to disclose the located information to you as follows with the below caveats to be noted:

• The data for question 1 and 2 has been collated by searching for offences of Stealing from shops and stalls (shoplifting).
• Please note we hold no data prior to 2018, therefore the data supplied is from 1 January 2018 to 17 November 2024.

You asked:

1. Reports of shoplifting offences have you had to your police force in the following years: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.

2. People charged with shoplifting offences by your police force in the following years: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.

3. Reports of shoplifting offences have you had to your police force in the following years involving theft by eating food in a store before buying and throwing away the packet: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.

It would only be an offence if there was no attempt to pay for the goods. This would be recorded as shoplifting, which would be included in the data provided above for question 1.

4. Could you also provide a break down in your answer - as specifically as your data permits - as to what kind of shoplifting offence was committed each year, by percentage.  By this I meant if you are able to break down the shoplifting offence by its nature that would be much appreciated, i.e.  major offence vs minor offence, etc., etc.. If not please disregard this part of the request.

No information held as we do not hold information down to this level.