Retail sector fraud incidents by type 2013-2015 survey

This statistic shows the distribution of retail sector fraud incidents in the United Kingdom in 2014/15. According to retailers responding to the survey, 79 percent of fraud cases in the last 12 months related to credit or debit card fraud and only 13 percent to voucher or gift card fraud.

Distribution of fraud incidents in retail sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013/14 and 2014/15, by type of fraud

Characteristic	2013/14	2014/15
Credit/debit card fraud	69%	79%
Account credit fraud	33%	64%
Refund fraud	10%	8%
Voucher/gift card fraud	10%	13%

Loading statistic...

Download

Source

Show detailed source information?

Already a member?

Source

Use Ask Statista Research Service

Release date

February 2017

More information

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2013/14 and 2014/15

Special properties

Retailers*

Supplementary notes

* The source provides the following additional information: "This year the BRC Retail Crime Survey sample covered 51 per cent of the retail industry by turnover and accounted for 1.4 million employees. A broad range of retailers participated in the Survey, from large multiples to smaller retailers, including pure online retailers. The sample included regular participants and new respondents, together providing a representative cross-section of UK retailing."

Citation formats