An average of 672 shoplifting offences a day went unsolved in the year to March 2024, according to analysis from the House of Commons Library.

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Police are clamping down on shoplifters in the lead up to Christmas

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Shop staff ‘facing Christmas crime wave’ with more shoplifting cases unsolved

Some 245,500 investigations were shelved by police before a suspect was identified, figures show.

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Labour given dire warning over crime epidemic as criminals 'act with impunity...

Some 245,500 shoplifting cases were closed without a suspect being identified in the year to March 2024, damning research by the Liberal Democrats shows

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'Christmas crime wave' warning as over 600 shoplifting crimes a day go unsolved

RETAIL staff face a devastating High Street crime wave as 670 shoplifting offences go unsolved every day. Disturbing new analysis of Home Office stats show that in the year to March 2024, 245,000 theft cases were closed without a suspect being identified. GettyRetail staff face a devastating High Street crime wave as 670 shoplifting offences go unsolved every day[/caption]
The figure is a 38 per cent rise on the 178,432 offences that went unsolv…

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Retail staff face crime wave as 670 shoplifting offences go unsolved every day

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The Liberal Democrats have warned of a “Christmas crime wave” of shoplifting, urging the government to take action and provide reassurance to shop staff.
The party’s home affairs spokesperson, Lisa Smart, said on Monday that shoplifters are emboldened by what she described as “the previous Conservative government’s neglect, which has effectively made many crimes go unpunished.”
While shoplifting is illegal in the UK under the Theft Act 1968, som…

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Lib Dems Warn of Shoplifting ‘Christmas Crime Wave’ Amid Staff Safety Concerns

New figures show an average of more than 650 shoplifting offences a day went unsolved in the past year and an MP has warned shop staff are facing a 'Christmas crime wave'

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Shop staff facing 'Christmas crime wave' as criminals 'act with impunity'

The explosive rise of shoplifting in the UK is reshaping the retail security sector as personnel numbers grow and stores turn to new — sometimes controversial — technology.

Shop staff ‘facing Christmas crime wave’ with more shoplifting cases unsolved

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