Number of police recorded burglary offences in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2022/23

In 2022/23 there were 275,919 burglaries in England and Wales, a slight decline on the previous year. Since 2002/03 there has been a clear trend of falling burglary offences, with the most recent year having the fewest burglaries in this time period. Fraud and computer misuse crimes were introduced into the crime survey in 2015 […]

Candid Capture: Sainsbury’s Security Thwarts Shoplifting Attempt with Bagful of Goods, Highlighting Police’s Struggle to Solve Over Half of Cases in the Last Five Years

Sainsbury’s security guards caught someone they suspected of shoplifting, trying to leave the store with a bag full of items. The incident happened on Boxing Day at the supermarket on Lewes Road in Brighton, East Sussex. In the footage, one guard pulls at the man’s backpack strap, triggering alarms. The man struggles with the guards, […]