The number of cases of stealing being reported has jumped 22% in the year to September amid the cost of living crisis - and supermarkets are being forced to react to higher numbers of thieves.
Food costs have remained high with recent food inflation figures sitting at 19.1% - this means prices are 19.1% higher than they were last year.
The added pressure of these price rises, alongside high energy costs and increasing mortgages and rents has forced many into these positions.
