Shoplifting arrests

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/26/10437

Version Date: 23/09/2026

The Performance & Analysis Department has provided the following information:

This data has been extracted from the Custody database 

For each calendar year from 2021 to 2025, please provide:

1. The total number of arrests for shoplifting/theft from a shop recorded by your force.

2. If readily available, the number of individuals arrested for shoplifting on more than one occasion during each calendar year.

*There were 526 individuals identified, who were arrested for more than one offence, within the same year. 

In the table below, individuals may be counted more than once if they were arrested more than once within one year for more than one year, but they are only counted once per year.