RETAIL staff face a devastating High Street crime wave as 670 shoplifting offences go unsolved every day.
Disturbing new analysis of Home Office stats show that in the year to March 2024, 245,000 theft cases were closed without a suspect being identified.
GettyRetail staff face a devastating High Street crime wave as 670 shoplifting offences go unsolved every day[/caption]The figure is a 38 per cent rise on the 178,432 offences that went unsolved in the same period five years ago.