Over 3,000 shoplifting offences were reported in the year to leading up to February 2026 Yearly shoplifting crimes in Kingston upon Thames amounted to 3,300
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Crime down over 10% in Kingston town centre, yet shoplifting remains top offence
Underreporting of shoplifting could explain drop Reported crime in Kingston town centre fell by around 11% in January compared with the same month last year,
Police commissioner hopes government funding will help tackle shoplifting
Labour has announced a £200m boost for neighbourhood policing, with the hopes of recruiting an additional 13,000 neighbourhood police officers.
Surrey Police will receive £2.6m, while the amount Kingston will receive, under the Metropolitan Police Service, has not been publicly disclosed.
Kingston store posts pictures of suspected thieves
A Kingston shop tired of shoplifters has placed pictures of the suspected thieves on their wall. The Aris store located within the post office on
