* The source provides the following additional information: "(The) sample covered 50 percent of the retail sector by turnover and employed 1.6 million employees. A broad range of retailers participated in this year's survey, from large multiples to smaller retailers, including pure online retailers. The sample included regular participants and new respondents, together providing a representatitive cross-section of UK retailing"
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Retail sector crimes committed in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013-2015, by type
This statistic shows the estimated number of crimes experienced in the retail sector in the United Kingdom in 2013/14 and 2014/15, by type of offence. According to calculations by the British Retail Consortium, the UK retail sector experienced over 3 million incidences of crime during 2013/14, the vast majority of which were customer thefts.
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British Retail Consortium. (February 3, 2017). Estimated number of crimes experienced in the retail sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013/14 and 2014/15, by type of offence [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/412123/retail-outlets-crimes-commited-united-kingdom-uk/
British Retail Consortium. "Estimated number of crimes experienced in the retail sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013/14 and 2014/15, by type of offence." Chart. February 3, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 02, 2026. /statistics/412123/retail-outlets-crimes-commited-united-kingdom-uk/
British Retail Consortium. (2017). Estimated number of crimes experienced in the retail sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013/14 and 2014/15, by type of offence. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 02, 2026. /statistics/412123/retail-outlets-crimes-commited-united-kingdom-uk/
British Retail Consortium. "Estimated Number of Crimes Experienced in The Retail Sector in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2013/14 and 2014/15, by Type of Offence." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 3 Feb 2017, /statistics/412123/retail-outlets-crimes-commited-united-kingdom-uk/
British Retail Consortium, Estimated number of crimes experienced in the retail sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013/14 and 2014/15, by type of offence ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/412123/retail-outlets-crimes-commited-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited August 02, 2026)
Estimated number of crimes experienced in the retail sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013/14 and 2014/15, by type of offence [Graph], British Retail Consortium, February 3, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/412123/retail-outlets-crimes-commited-united-kingdom-uk/
