Retail crime drops by a fifth but ‘job far from done’, says BRC

By Alice Leader2026-02-24T00:01:00

In its latest crime report, published today, the BRC welcomed the fall, which it attributed to more than £5bn spent by retailers over five years on CCTV, security staff and data systems, as well as better collaboration with police and government

Violence and abuse against retail workers fell by a fifth to 1,600 incidences per day last year, but levels remain almost four times higher than pre-pandemic, according to new BRC data.

Retail crime drops by a fifth but ‘job far from done’, says BRC

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