Overview
- Police closed 295,589 shoplifting cases in 2024–25 with no suspect identified, averaging about 810 a day.
- Official data show 530,643 shoplifting offences were recorded between April 2024 and March 2025 in England and Wales.
- Only around 19% of shoplifting cases resulted in a suspect being charged or summoned in the latest year.
- The Liberal Democrats propose grants and loans of up to £6,500 per independent convenience store to install modern CCTV.
- The Home Office cites a Winter of Action with more than 16,000 arrests and fines and a pledge to deploy 3,000 extra neighbourhood officers by spring.