Steal off Scoundrels - Pickpocketing Criminals is Not Stealing
🟡 Updated this year⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.0% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #145 of 148 Immersion mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Items you pickpocket from monsters and criminals are not considered stolen
A compact immersion mod for Skyrim that removes the stolen flag from items pickpocketed from monsters and criminals, letting you sell them without fences. With 881 endorsements and 86,079 downloads, it's a popular quality-of-life tweak for stealth players who want to profit from looting bad guys without the stolen goods hassle.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 881 endorsements and over 86k downloads
- Removes a huge annoyance for stealth characters—no more fence-hopping
- Simple, focused change that doesn't bloat your load order
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects pickpocketing from monsters and criminals—other stolen items still flagged
- May conflict with mods that overhaul crime or stolen item systems
- No config options; it's all-or-nothing if you want the effect
For stealth-focused Skyrim players who love pickpocketing but hate the stolen tag. If you're tired of tracking down fences to sell your loot, this is a must-have. Skip if you want deeper crime system changes—this is a single, targeted tweak.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to install—it's a simple ESP, so just drop it in and enable.
- Load order doesn't matter much, but place it after any mods that alter pickpocketing or crime systems.
- If you're on Skyrim Special Edition, make sure you grab the correct version for your game (this mod is for the original Skyrim).
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- wankingSkeever
- Version
- 0.1.2
- Downloads
- 86,079
- Endorsements
- 881
- Category
- Immersion
- Created
- 2/14/2026
- Updated
- 2/23/2026
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