The number of persons aged 16 and over, issued with PND for shoplifting (of goods up to a value of £200), from 2004 to 2006 in England and Wales can be viewed in the following table. Data for 2007 will be available at the end of November 2008. The offence of theft (retail) was added to the PND Scheme in November 2004.
Theft (retail under £200) 2004 2,072 2005 21,997 2006 38,772 1 Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. 2 Offence is a notifiable offence included within OBTJ figures. 3 The offence of theft (retail) was added to the PND Scheme in November 2004. Source: Office for Criminal Justice Reform: Evidence and Analysis Unit.