{"id":62398,"date":"2025-02-21T12:02:52","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T12:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=62398"},"modified":"2025-02-21T12:02:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T12:02:53","slug":"has-shoplifting-in-sheffield-really-declined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/02\/21\/has-shoplifting-in-sheffield-really-declined\/","title":{"rendered":"Has shoplifting in Sheffield really declined?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Despite South Yorkshire Police reporting a drop in crime rates, shop managers are witnessing more frequent shoplifting cases in the last couple of weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Theft has become a daily struggle for Sheffield\u2019s independent retailers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sauwandi Hidellage, 26, shop manager at Scope<\/a>, Division Street, Sheffield, said: \u201cWe had two ladies two days ago come in, grab loads of clothes, pretend that they are going to pay, and then just walked out like they did not care.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phoebe Price, 27, store manager at Glass O<\/a>nion<\/a>, Division Street, Sheffield, said: \u201cLast week a guy took a big stack of T-shirts and just grabbed them we luckily saw it and had to stop him.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Number of reported shopliftings, South Yorkshire Police<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

According to South Yorks<\/a>hire Police <\/a>statistics 749 shoplifting cases were reported in December 2024, a decline from 830 reported in October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every stolen item has a substantial financial impact on local shops. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms Hidellage said: \u201cIt does affect the total sales, because we sell brand-new items, as we have partnerships with big companies,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLosing money this way has a big impact on us, which is sad because we are a charity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some stores have successfully introduced new ways of dealing with shoplifting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms Price said: \u201cThis week our store started security tagging everything and got security scanners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf the buzz goes off then you are allowed to check someone\u2019s bag and we can see if they have stolen anything.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thieves are becoming increasingly impudent in their actions, increasing risks for the staff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many shops hire vulnerable people making interacting with thieves potentially dangerous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms Hidellage said: \u201cWe used to confront them, but we realised that we are just putting ourselves at risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe more you confront them the more cheeky they get, we have decided that it\u2019s not worth it. Most of my volunteers are vulnerable people and I can\u2019t leave them alone in the shop.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Max Weir, 26, a shop assistant in \u201cVintage Vintage\u201d<\/a>, Division Street, Sheffield, said staff do not have the power to physically stop thieves.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite losses, calling the police is not always a priority for shops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t have time for that. We just try to make as much money as we can,” said Ms Hidellage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Instead, stores rely on Sheffield City Centre Ambassadors and a network of other shops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms Price said: \u201cSome vintage stores on the street have an Instagram group, so if someone steals from one of the shops we send photos and make everyone aware of it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms Hidellage said: \u201cWe keep an eye on people and remember what they look like to warn the volunteers and the rest of the staff.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some shops struggle with the lack of security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many do not have cameras and security tags, making it easier for thieves to steal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t have cameras, so we really need to be careful,\u201d said Ms Hidellage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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