Shoplifting rates have fallen slightly – seemingly to be replaced by more violent crimes against retailers.
A dip in levels of recorded shoplifting was offset by a jump in business robberies, thought to reflect increasingly violent retail thefts in ‘Wild West Britain’.
Official data shows recorded robbery surged 10 per cent year-on-year to 88,282 – its highest level since before the pandemic.
Robberies of businesses soared 67 per cent to more than 31,000 – the highest on record. Robbery of personal property dipped 7 per cent to some 57,000 incidents.
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) said the rise in robbery may reflect the violence
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