THE MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock, James McMurdock rose on the floor of the House of Commons to ask a question on retail crime.
James McMurdock asked:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of reported retail crime cases resulted in prosecution in each of the last three years.
Diana R. Johnson The Minister of State, Home Department replied:
The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of shoplifting offences, and their investigative outcomes (including those resulting in charged/summons), on a quarterly basis. The latest information, to the year ending September 2024, were on published Thursday 30 January 2025 and can be accessed here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables
Prosecutions are the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice. Statistics on prosecutions at court are published by the MoJ and can be accessed via their outcomes by offence data tool, available here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-june-2024
