The has been revealed. This particular area has a crime rate 35% higher than the national average.
If you live in the Northeast, you may want to keep a closer eye on your belongings. This area has the highest rate of shoplifting crimes, at 11.5 per 1,000 people.
The area covered by Cleveland is worst affected, with 14 reports per 1,000 people.
Cleveland Police police the boroughs of , Redcar, and Cleveland in North Yorkshire and Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham in North East England.
Covering an area of 231 square miles, it is the second smallest police area in England and Wales behind the City of police.
The second-highest police force with the highest shoplifting rate is Nottinghamshire, in the East Midlands. According to a Bionic study, Nottinghamshire saw 13 shoplifting crimes per 1,000 people last year.
The top three are the areas covered by South Yorkshire Police, which serve Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and Sheffield. These areas saw 11.5 shoplifting crimes per 1,000 people last year.
On the other hand, Dyfed-Powys Police in Wales has the lowest rate, at just 3, while Surrey Police comes in second lowest, with a rate of 4.2 per 1,000 people.
However, neighbouring Kent has more than double the shoplifting rate, ranking 13th out of 44 police forces, with nine crimes per 1,000 people.
The shoplifting epidemic is on the rise with reported cases spiking in 2023.
In 2023, the Metropolitan Police reported over £15M worth of stolen goods and money from businesses.
The UK's largest police force, The Met, ranks 19th with 6.4 crimes per 1,000 people.
However, other forces covering major cities like Greater Manchester (17th) and the West Midlands have higher shoplifting rates, coming in 17th and 12th, respectively.
July has the highest rate of shoplifting crimes, with over 40,000 reported cases, while January has the lowest rate, with 31,559 reported cases.
In 2023, the Metropolitan Police reported over £15M worth of stolen goods and money from businesses.
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