4 d. ago How London's shoplifting epidemic has accelerated with offences soaring 54% in a year

Data also reveals that ‘theft from the person’ offences rose 41 per cent in the capital, despite falling 14 per cent across the rest of England

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4 d. ago Shoplifting in Britain soars to the highest level in history: Epidemic laid bare as shock new figures reveal thieves stole every MINUTE last year

An astonishing 516,971 offences were logged by forces last year, up 20 per cent from 429,873 in 2023.

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4 d. ago Britain's shoplifting epidemic laid bare: Shocking figures show half

An astonishing 516,971 offences were logged by forces last year, up 20 per cent from 429,873 in 2023.

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1 week ago Asda praised for launching new service at 'fair price' in UK stores

Asda says they will be offering the service at the "lowest price in the market”

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3 w. ago Asda launches massive trial of live facial recognition technology that can pick up on thieves in SECONDS in an attempt to combat shoplifting 'epidemic'

The supermarket is introducing the scheme in five stores across the Manchester area in a move branded 'disproportionate' and 'chilling' by anti-surveillance groups.

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4 w. ago Asda launches facial recognition in war on shoplifters and thugs in these five stores

More than 1,400 incidents of assault took place against store colleagues in Asda last year - an average of four per day - so the shop is trailing live facial recognition to catch suspects

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4 w. ago Asda launches facial recognition in five Greater Manchester stores

Asda’s CCTV network will scan images and alert security when there is a threat

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