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Shoplifting: Menace on the High Street

The BBC investigates England's shoplifting crisis, exposing the impact on retailers and asking whether policing and technology can turn the tide

Shoplifting is plaguing England's high streets. Clodagh Stenson investigates the impact on shop owners and the staff on the shop floor. Shocking CCTV footage reveals just how brazen and at times, aggressive offenders have become. The BBC also examines a growing threat, as organised criminal gangs increasingly target retailers for profit, turning shoplifting into a lucrative resale enterprise. As retailers invest in advanced CCTV and facial recognition technology, can innovation help turn the tide? Or will a renewed policing response succeed in tackling England's shoplifting epidemic?

30 minutes

On TV

Next Friday 19:30
BBC One London HD, London, South East HD, Oxfordshire HD, East HD & 11 more only

Credits

Reporter Clodagh Stenson
Producer Jonathan Eden
Director Jonathan Eden
Executive Producer Peter Cooke
Commissioning Editor Colin Campbell

Broadcast

  • Next Friday 19:30
    BBC One London HD, London, South East HD, Oxfordshire HD, East HD & 11 more only