* The source provides the following additional information: "This year the BRC Retail Crime Survey sample covered 51 per cent of the retail industry by turnover and accounted for 1.4 million employees. A broad range of retailers participated in the Survey, from large multiples to smaller retailers, including pure online retailers. The sample included regular participants and new respondents, together providing a representative cross-section of UK retailing."
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Retail crime: robbery cost per incident in the United Kingdom (UK) 2007/08-2014/15
This statistic shows the cost per robbery incident in retail stores in the United Kingdom from 2007/08 to 2014/15 . According to the survey, the average cost per robbery to retailers in 2011/12 amounted to over 3 thousand British pounds. This has since fallen to 1,280 British pounds in 2013/14.
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British Retail Consortium. (February 3, 2017). Average cost per robbery incident in retail stores in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007/08 to 2014/15 (in GBP) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/412238/retail-robbery-cost-united-kingdom-uk/
British Retail Consortium. "Average cost per robbery incident in retail stores in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007/08 to 2014/15 (in GBP)." Chart. February 3, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/412238/retail-robbery-cost-united-kingdom-uk/
British Retail Consortium. (2017). Average cost per robbery incident in retail stores in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007/08 to 2014/15 (in GBP). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/412238/retail-robbery-cost-united-kingdom-uk/
British Retail Consortium. "Average Cost per Robbery Incident in Retail Stores in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2007/08 to 2014/15 (in Gbp)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 3 Feb 2017, /statistics/412238/retail-robbery-cost-united-kingdom-uk/
British Retail Consortium, Average cost per robbery incident in retail stores in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007/08 to 2014/15 (in GBP) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/412238/retail-robbery-cost-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Average cost per robbery incident in retail stores in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007/08 to 2014/15 (in GBP) [Graph], British Retail Consortium, February 3, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/412238/retail-robbery-cost-united-kingdom-uk/
