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Shoplifting cases jump 20% to record 530,000, ONS finds
Overall, police recorded 1.8 million theft offences in the year to March 2025, unchanged from the previous year
Shoplifting offences in England and Wales have surged 20% to their highest level in more than two decades, according to the latest official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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