Question follow-through · 125405
Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in (a) shop theft, (b) mobile phone theft and (c) drug offences over the past 12 months.
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 10 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 21 Apr 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in (a) shop theft, (b) mobile phone theft and (c) drug offences over the past 12 months.
14 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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21 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes official statistics on the offences recorded by the police in England and Wales on a quarterly basis, including shop theft and drug offences. The most recent data available is for the year ending Septembe...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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