Topline — 2026-05-27-FA-01 Councillors
604 respondents · Unweighted · 41 questions · generated 2026-09-21 10:39 UTC
Provisional: live fieldwork, 604 interviews so far. Percentages are of each
question's valid base (missing/not-asked excluded). Right-hand grey figure = count.
Device_1 Device - ** HIDDEN QUESTION TO STORE: Store device type ** Desktop
Base: 383
Device_2 Device - ** HIDDEN QUESTION TO STORE: Store device type ** Mobile
Base: 221
party Please confirm which political party you are a member of.
Base: 604
Labour/Labour & Co-operative Party
25.7%
155
Conservative & Unionist Party
16.4%
99
Scottish National Party
1.0%
6
sex Please answer a few demographic questions about yourself.What is your gender?
Base: 604
agecat What is your age?
Base: 604
f1 Which of the following statements comes closest to your view?
Base: 604
The Government is doing a lot less than it can to protect the future of UK high streets and needs to do a lot more
63.1%
381
The Government is doing slightly less than what it can to protect the future of UK high streets, and it could do slightl
24.2%
146
The Government is already doing everything it can to protect the future of UK high streets
6.6%
40
f2_1 f2 - According to USDAW there has been a 130% growth in retail crime incidents from 2021-2025.Which of the following factors, if any, do you think contributed to this increase? Please select three. Cost of living crisis
Base: 243
Cost of living crisis
100.0%
243
f2_2 f2 - According to USDAW there has been a 130% growth in retail crime incidents from 2021-2025.Which of the following factors, if any, do you think contributed to this increase? Please select three. Reduction in policing
Base: 243
Reduction in policing
100.0%
243
f2_3 f2 - According to USDAW there has been a 130% growth in retail crime incidents from 2021-2025.Which of the following factors, if any, do you think contributed to this increase? Please select three. Increased levels of organised crime
Base: 185
Increased levels of organised crime
100.0%
185
f2_4 f2 - According to USDAW there has been a 130% growth in retail crime incidents from 2021-2025.Which of the following factors, if any, do you think contributed to this increase? Please select three. Lack of effective deterrence
Base: 283
Lack of effective deterrence
100.0%
283
f2_5 f2 - According to USDAW there has been a 130% growth in retail crime incidents from 2021-2025.Which of the following factors, if any, do you think contributed to this increase? Please select three. Rise in antisocial behaviour
Base: 199
Rise in antisocial behaviour
100.0%
199
f2_6 f2 - According to USDAW there has been a 130% growth in retail crime incidents from 2021-2025.Which of the following factors, if any, do you think contributed to this increase? Please select three. Lack of social cohesion
Base: 125
Lack of social cohesion
100.0%
125
f2_7 f2 - According to USDAW there has been a 130% growth in retail crime incidents from 2021-2025.Which of the following factors, if any, do you think contributed to this increase? Please select three. Increased levels of immigration
Base: 78
Increased levels of immigration
100.0%
78
f2_8 f2 - According to USDAW there has been a 130% growth in retail crime incidents from 2021-2025.Which of the following factors, if any, do you think contributed to this increase? Please select three. Lack of investment
Base: 57
Lack of investment
100.0%
57
f2_9 f2 - According to USDAW there has been a 130% growth in retail crime incidents from 2021-2025.Which of the following factors, if any, do you think contributed to this increase? Please select three. None of these
Base: 2
f2_10 f2 - According to USDAW there has been a 130% growth in retail crime incidents from 2021-2025.Which of the following factors, if any, do you think contributed to this increase? Please select three. Don’t know
Base: 5
f3_1 f3 - The following factors are some reasons people give for the decline of high streets across the UK. Please select your top three reasons from this list that you think have contributed to this. Challenging business climate
Base: 271
Challenging business climate
100.0%
271
f3_2 f3 - The following factors are some reasons people give for the decline of high streets across the UK. Please select your top three reasons from this list that you think have contributed to this. Poor economic policy
Base: 216
Poor economic policy
100.0%
216
f3_3 f3 - The following factors are some reasons people give for the decline of high streets across the UK. Please select your top three reasons from this list that you think have contributed to this. Rise in antisocial behaviour
Base: 104
Rise in antisocial behaviour
100.0%
104
f3_4 f3 - The following factors are some reasons people give for the decline of high streets across the UK. Please select your top three reasons from this list that you think have contributed to this. Rise in the sale of counterfeit goods
Base: 53
Rise in the sale of counterfeit goods
100.0%
53
f3_5 f3 - The following factors are some reasons people give for the decline of high streets across the UK. Please select your top three reasons from this list that you think have contributed to this. The rise of organised crime groups
Base: 86
The rise of organised crime groups
100.0%
86
f3_6 f3 - The following factors are some reasons people give for the decline of high streets across the UK. Please select your top three reasons from this list that you think have contributed to this. Increased levels of immigration
Base: 44
Increased levels of immigration
100.0%
44
f3_7 f3 - The following factors are some reasons people give for the decline of high streets across the UK. Please select your top three reasons from this list that you think have contributed to this. Reduction in policing
Base: 109
Reduction in policing
100.0%
109
f3_8 f3 - The following factors are some reasons people give for the decline of high streets across the UK. Please select your top three reasons from this list that you think have contributed to this. Cost of living crisis
Base: 275
Cost of living crisis
100.0%
275
f3_9 f3 - The following factors are some reasons people give for the decline of high streets across the UK. Please select your top three reasons from this list that you think have contributed to this. Lack of social cohesion
Base: 67
Lack of social cohesion
100.0%
67
f3_10 f3 - The following factors are some reasons people give for the decline of high streets across the UK. Please select your top three reasons from this list that you think have contributed to this. Lack of effective deterrence
Base: 109
Lack of effective deterrence
100.0%
109
f3_11 f3 - The following factors are some reasons people give for the decline of high streets across the UK. Please select your top three reasons from this list that you think have contributed to this. None of these
Base: 32
f3_12 f3 - The following factors are some reasons people give for the decline of high streets across the UK. Please select your top three reasons from this list that you think have contributed to this. Don’t know
Base: 4
f5_1 f5 - According to a recent Chartered Trading Standards Institute report, serious organised crime is estimated to cost the UK at least £47bn annually. The report says that opportunistic organised crime groups are increasingly occupying empty retail uni
Base: 332
Money laundering
100.0%
332
f5_2 f5 - According to a recent Chartered Trading Standards Institute report, serious organised crime is estimated to cost the UK at least £47bn annually. The report says that opportunistic organised crime groups are increasingly occupying empty retail uni
Base: 185
Sale of counterfeit goods
100.0%
185
f5_3 f5 - According to a recent Chartered Trading Standards Institute report, serious organised crime is estimated to cost the UK at least £47bn annually. The report says that opportunistic organised crime groups are increasingly occupying empty retail uni
Base: 231
Use of forced/slave labour
100.0%
231
f5_4 f5 - According to a recent Chartered Trading Standards Institute report, serious organised crime is estimated to cost the UK at least £47bn annually. The report says that opportunistic organised crime groups are increasingly occupying empty retail uni
Base: 275
Displacing legitimate businesses
100.0%
275
f5_5 f5 - According to a recent Chartered Trading Standards Institute report, serious organised crime is estimated to cost the UK at least £47bn annually. The report says that opportunistic organised crime groups are increasingly occupying empty retail uni
Base: 149
The breakdown of local cohesion
100.0%
149
f5_6 f5 - According to a recent Chartered Trading Standards Institute report, serious organised crime is estimated to cost the UK at least £47bn annually. The report says that opportunistic organised crime groups are increasingly occupying empty retail uni
Base: 118
Local people being scared to go out
100.0%
118
f5_7 f5 - According to a recent Chartered Trading Standards Institute report, serious organised crime is estimated to cost the UK at least £47bn annually. The report says that opportunistic organised crime groups are increasingly occupying empty retail uni
Base: 112
Gang warfare on the streets of Britain
100.0%
112
f5_8 f5 - According to a recent Chartered Trading Standards Institute report, serious organised crime is estimated to cost the UK at least £47bn annually. The report says that opportunistic organised crime groups are increasingly occupying empty retail uni
Base: 16
Other (please specify)
100.0%
16
f5_9 f5 - According to a recent Chartered Trading Standards Institute report, serious organised crime is estimated to cost the UK at least £47bn annually. The report says that opportunistic organised crime groups are increasingly occupying empty retail uni
Base: 6
f5_10 f5 - According to a recent Chartered Trading Standards Institute report, serious organised crime is estimated to cost the UK at least £47bn annually. The report says that opportunistic organised crime groups are increasingly occupying empty retail uni
Base: 10
f7 The sale of illegal tobacco is estimated by HMRC to cost the Treasury £2bn a year in lost tax revenue. To what extent, if at all, were you aware of this before today?
Base: 604
f8 The sale of illegal tobacco is estimated by HMRC to cost the Treasury £2bn a year in lost tax revenue. To what extent, if at all, are you concerned or unconcerned about this?
Base: 604
Somewhat concerned
38.4%
232
Somewhat unconcerned
8.4%
51
Neither concerned nor unconcerned
7.8%
47
f10 What legislation, if any, do you think will be most effective in tackling the growth of the UK black market and associated criminality?
Base: 604
The Crime and Policing Act
33.4%
202
The Tobacco and Vapes Act
9.8%
59
Other (please specify)
4.1%
25
The Finance Act 2026
3.5%
21