Repeat Shoplifters Will Be Tagged & Banned From High Streets in New Crackdown

Repeat shoplifters will be tagged & banned from high streets in new crackdown

PROLIFIC shoplifters will be handed tougher court orders, banned from high streets and tagged in a crackdown.  In a pilot scheme which is...

‘I’d steal 10-15 times a day’: ex-offenders on the addictions driving prolific shoplifting

Former shoplifters say treatment and drug rehabilitation are essential to ending cycle of theft and imprisonment * Police to target 500 chronic shoplifters in retail crime crackdown in England and Wales When...

Police to target 500 chronic shoplifters in retail crime crackdown in England and Wales

Tactics to include GPS tagging for repeat offenders, high-street bans and tougher sentences Five hundred of the most prolific shoplifters across England and Wales will be targeted in a police crackdown on retail crime, with tougher sentences, high-street bans and GPS tagging. The home secretary…

Prolific Retail Offender Pilot to Launch in 16 Police Forces

Up to 16 police forces in England and Wales are to take part in a new Prolific Retail Offender Pilot, announced by the Home Secretary today as part of Safer Business Action Week (SaBA) and a national partnership focus on tackling shop theft and abuse against retail workers. Under the programme, participating forces will each…

Government scheme to tackle prolific shop theft backed by retail and police leaders

Around 500 of the worst retail crime offenders in the country will face tougher restrictions under a new crackdown launched by the home secretary today (11 November 2026). A targeted programme will see up to 18 police forces target the repeat offenders in their area… This story continues at Government scheme to tackle prolific shop theft backed by retail and police leaders Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail

Police launch £2.5m pilot targeting prolific shoplifters across 16 forces

Police forces across England and Wales are set to take part in a new £2.5m pilot scheme targeting some of the country’s most prolific retail offenders, as part of a wider crackdown on shoplifting and organised retail crime. The initiative, announced by the Home Secretary today, during Safer Business Action Week, will see up to...