All Crime articles
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NewsSeven in ten now shoppers see shoplifting as ‘normal’ behaviour
New survey shows shoppers are becoming increasingly desensitised to shoplifting
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News'We are coming for you' - tax minister’s stark warning to rogue stores
HMRC to carry out over 30k interventions this year to fight tax fraud and illegal activity on high streets
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NewsNew PoliceAI tech announced to speed up investigations and fight retail crime
Officers will spend less time behind desks and more time protecting communities as a result of a new AI programme
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NewsThe Fed meet Matt Vickers MP at Middleton St George Londis and Post Office
Fed members met with Matt Vickers MP at a County Durham store last weekend
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News‘A win for responsible retailers’ - Industry reacts to new powers against rogue businesses
The retail industry has broadly welcomed today’s announcement by Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood
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NewsACS launches campaign to crack down on rogue traders
The Association of Convenience Stores has launched its ‘Stop Rogue Traders’ campaign, calling for stronger sanctions and additional funding to combat illicit trade
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NewsAlmost 90% of independent retailers say store theft has worsened
Bira’s latest crime survey reveals the deepening crisis on Britain’s high streets
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NewsLancashire retailer jailed for illegal tobacco and vape operation
Keyvan Manouchehri was sentenced to 20 months in prison after Trading Standards officers uncovered an illegal tobacco and vape operation at Euro Mini Market in Lancashire, with seized goods worth an estimated £74,000
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NewsOver 1.3m illegal vapes seized by UK councils in 2025
More than 1.3 million illegal vapes, e-liquids and e-cigarettes were seized by UK councils in 2025, with Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council confiscating the highest number at nearly 292,000 products
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NewsAlmost half of UK cigarettes now illicit, study finds
New research has revealed that almost half of cigarettes consumed in the UK in 2025 were illicit, with organised criminal gangs increasingly using ‘front’ shops disguised as legitimate retailers to sell counterfeit and contraband products
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NewsIllegal tobacco found in 11 of 14 West Yorkshire stores
A test purchasing operation commissioned by JTI UK has revealed that illegal tobacco products were found in 11 out of the 14 independent stores selling tobacco visited in the West Yorkshire towns of Keighley and Ilkley
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NewsOne-third of vapers still using disposables despite ban
More than one-third of adults who vape are still using disposable products a year after they were banned, according to new research highlighting concerns over illegal sales and loophole products
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NewsSerial shoplifter recalled to prison after Nottingham theft spree
A serial shoplifter has been jailed just weeks after receiving a suspended sentence for theft
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NewsThe Fed meet with MP Wes Streeting at East London store
The Fed’s Nilesh Patel met Wes Streeting MP at his Ilford store earlier this month
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NewsRetailers Vince and Fiona Malone discuss DRS with Paul Davies MS
Two senior Fed members met with a Senedd representative in Wales
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NewsPost Office Horizon investigation could be delayed by five years
Lead officer warns the police investigation into the Post Office Horizon scandal could be delayed by up to five years
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NewsScotland’s Retail Crime Taskforce records over 1,300 arrests in its first year
Police Scotland’s Retail Crime Taskforce has made over 1,300 arrests since it launched in April 2025
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NewsOne in three shoppers would step in to help store staff facing abuse
A new survey reveals the generational divides between shoppers who would - and wouldn’t - help store staff if a crime took place
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NewsGovernment plan to tackle decaying high streets announced
Communities are soon to benefit from clear expectations around the level of public services in their area
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NewsKent operation seizes illegal tobacco and leads to arrest
A multi-agency enforcement operation targeting shops, vape stores and other businesses in Medway has resulted in one arrest, the seizure of nearly 2kg of tobacco and 7,849 cigarettes, and the removal of four illegal items from sale