The Metropolitan Police and retailers have agreed a plan to tackle shoplifting and violence in London, focusing on faster ...

Retail theft in the United Kingdom has increased sharply in recent years, with confectionery products such as chocolate among the most frequently stolen items. Industry data show that overall ...

Even the UK’s minister of crime was a victim of it. Dame Diana Johnson, minister of state for policing, fire and crime prevention, had her purse snatched this week at a police conference where she was ...

Co-op plans to open 120 new food stores by end-2025 Revenue rose 1.5% to 5.6 billion pounds in first half Co-op is a quarter of UK quick commerce market, says food boss Theft and fraud cost Co-op 39.5 ...

Shoplifting offenses in England and Wales rose 13% in the year ended June 2025, as British retailers grapple with a worsening wave of in-store crime. Theft has reached record levels in the UK, with ...