Shoplifting
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/26/004704/D
Version Date: 17/06/2026
The Performance Analysis Department has provided the following information:
Data Source:
Crime information system – Niche
Data Processing:
Searched for crimes with the description of Shoplifting which marries with the HO Code 046/00. Unique RMS numbers extracted to identify the unique individuals involved and used a ‘countif’ formula to count how many times these individuals appear in the dataset.
- The top 5 individuals with the highest number of recorded shoplifting offences (Home Office classification:) within your police force area for the calendar years 2023, 2024 and 2025
2. For each individual, please provide:
- Number of recorded shoplifting offences attributed to them
- Number of those offences resulting in:
a) charge/summons
b) caution
c) no further action
Please anonymise individuals by assigning a unique identifier (e.g. Offender A, Offender B).
For your help shoplifting has the Home Office Code 046/00 and designates Theft from shops and stalls, commonly referred to as shoplifting.
2023
|
Person RMS |
Count of Occurrences |
Charge/ Summons |
Caution |
No Further Action |
|
A |
63 |
54 |
0 |
9 |
|
B |
62 |
56 |
0 |
6 |
|
C |
53 |
50 |
0 |
3 |
|
D |
48 |
36 |
0 |
12 |
|
E |
43 |
41 |
0 |
2 |
2024
|
Person RMS |
Count of Occurrences |
Charge/ Summons |
Caution |
No Further Action |
|
A |
84 |
44 |
0 |
18 |
|
B |
83 |
33 |
0 |
30 |
|
C |
66 |
62 |
0 |
3 |
|
D |
61 |
35 |
0 |
11 |
|
E |
58 |
54 |
0 |
4 |
|
F |
58 |
28 |
0 |
9 |
Notes: A total of 79 offences in the above table were marked with the class status 4 ‘Taken into Consideration’ (TIC). According to the Sentencing Council
"A defendant who has been arrested on suspicion of an offence may admit that offence to the police. The police may then invite him to confess to similar offences on the provisional understanding that these additional offences will not be prosecuted separately but will instead be brought to the attention of the court when sentencing for the main offence. The court can then decide whether to take these additional offences into account. These additional offences are known as offences taken into consideration and are commonly referred to as TICs. The court will generally increase the sentence because of the TICs, as these show that the offender has committed multiple offences."
https://sentencingcouncil.org.uk/media/slomtgwx/public_guide_tics_for_web.pdf
2025
|
Person RMS |
Count of Occurrences |
Charge/ Summons |
Caution |
No Further Action |
|
A |
51 |
27 |
0 |
24 |
|
B |
49 |
37 |
0 |
12 |
|
C |
38 |
24 |
0 |
13 |
|
D |
38 |
36 |
0 |
2 |
|
E |
38 |
30 |
0 |
8 |
Notes: One offence in the above table had the class status 8 – Community Resolution applied. This is used for low-level crime, and may be used with children, young people and adults where:
- A case is capable of proof.
- An offender has been identified.
- There is an acceptance of responsibility or admission of guilt.