I don't have any figures to back this up, but I'd imagine that a significant chunk of shoplifters are teenagers, and given the 10 year lifetime of passports, th

I don't have any figures to back this up, but I'd imagine that a significant chunk of shoplifters are teenagers, and given the 10 year lifetime of passports, their passport photos probably bear little resemblance to what they look like now. I'd also imagine that another significant chunk of shoplifters are people who are struggling to get by financially, and if they're struggling to pay for food, they're not likely to be jetting off abroad on holiday and so unlikely to have paid £82 for a passport they don't need.