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Shop thefts surge but other offences start to fall
Birmingham Post
|September 04, 2025
SHOP thefts across the West Midlands have surged by more than 34%, data has revealed.
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A report on neighbourhood policing, to be presented to the West Midlands Police and Crime Panel next month, shows 32,703 shop theft offences were reported in 2024/25 - a 34.5% increase on the previous year.
The total number of business crime offences also rose to 58,404 - an 8.4% rise on 2023/24.
But there was better news regarding neighbourhood crimes such as vehicle offences, burglaries and robberies with 48,938 offences recorded in 2024/25 - a drop of 17.5%.
West Midlands Police (WMP) and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster will present the report to members of the panel, which meets on Monday, September 8.
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