Food and drink have been moved behind anti-theft counters at a string of Greggs stores in a crackdown on out-of-control shoplifting. Self-service displays have been axed, and shelves have been emptied in a major refit at the bakery chain in West Croydon, in South London, according to reports. Staff are now serving food and drink to customers from behind theft-proof counters at the site to stop thieves from helping themselves to items from the shelves. Outlets in Peckham, Whitechapel and Upton Park in the capital are said to be testing the same approach, along with sites in Birmingham and Wilford in Nottinghamshire. Food and drink is now behind theft-proof counters in West Croydon (PA) It comes after shoplifting soared to a 20-year high in the year to March 2025, with retailers warning thefts were spiralling out of control.…