16/09/2026
Prolific shoplifter issued Criminal Behaviour Order
A man who has committed several thefts at shops in Leicester has been banned from entering a number of premises.
Christopher Chapman was charged with three counts of theft and appeared at Leicester Magistrates’ Court on Friday 4 September, where he was given a two-year Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO).
He was also given a rehabilitation order and ordered to pay compensation to the stores.
The CBO prohibits 38-year-old Chapman of no fixed address, from entering: -
• Co-Op, Main Street, Scraptoft
• Co-Op, Station Road, Thurnby
• Co-Op, Thurncourt Road, Leicester
• Aldi, Fletton Close, Leicester
• Tesco, Downing Drive, Leicester
• Tesco, Maidenwell Avenue, Leicester
• Tesco petrol station, Maidenwell Avenue, Leicester
He must leave any store or retail premises that he enters immediately when requested to do so by a member of staff.
Wigston’s Safer Streets Team said: “We are pleased the courts have granted this order, this will hopefully go someway in deterring Chapman from committing further offences. If he continues to commit offences and breaches the terms of the CBO, he may face a custodial sentence.
“We would encourage anyone who witnesses Chapman breaching the conditions of his CBO to report it.”
Anyone with any information is asked to contact 101 or report via https://leicspolice.link/Nk91k