The new breed of 'shoplifting entrepreneurs' fuelling the UK's petty crime problem

With "sharp rises" in shop theft in recent years, the nature of it is changing too - as retail workers in the area dubbed ...

Shoplifting migrant who told security to ‘f*** off’ wears same designer he stole to court

A shoplifting migrant has appeared in court brazenly wearing the same designer brand that he stole from Selfridges.

Shops need to ‘roll up their sleeves’ & do more to catch thieves, UK’s most senior police officer claims

SHOPS need to do more to catch thieves, the country’s most senior police officer has claimed. Some retailers refuse to ...

How did shoplifting become so routine that supermarkets now lock up cuts of meat like jewellery?

Oh yes. We know him well. We actually know where he lives. He’s in here most days. Has been for a couple of years now. First ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Shoplifting Offenses Rise 13% as UK Retailers Battle Crime Wave

Shoplifting offenses in England and Wales rose 13% in the year ended June 2025, as British retailers grapple with a worsening wave of in-store crime. Theft has reached record levels in the UK, with ...
New York Post

Store owner cuts shoplifting rates by 80% — by arresting thieves himself

A United Kingdom shopkeeper says he has managed to turn the tide on the record rates of shoplifting seen across the nation — by carrying out his own citizen’s arrests. Shoplifting in the UK hit a ...
BBC

Shoplifters 'out of control' and becoming more brazen, say retailers

Watch the moment shoplifters targeted a phone shop in central London, December 2024 Retail crime is "out of control" and shoplifters are carrying out increasingly brazen and violent acts of theft ...

Best of 2025: Will retailers’ ‘dystopian’ anti-theft tech prevent crime?

Big Brother Watch is one organisation that has been vocal in speaking out against facial recognition tech used by retailers ...