All Crime articles – Page 4
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NewsSGF says shop theft has hit its highest levels in over half a century
Statistics from the Scottish Government show that shoplifting in Scotland has increased for five consecutive years
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NewsGovernment backs high street with import reforms and online crackdown
High street businesses are set to benefit from action to level the retail playing field
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News86% of workers report rising stress and poor sleep due to customer aggression
New Halos stats show psychological toll of abuse to those in public-facing roles
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NewsEngland’s first World Cup game sees 6% shoplifting and 20% store violence rise
UK retailers bore the brunt of the opening game in England World Cup campaign
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News‘Retailers are leaving the industry in droves’: how illicit tobacco is damaging convenience stores
Convenience Store speaks to illicit tobacco expert Rohan Pike about the threat it poses to the UK high street
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NewsUK councils' store inspections have fallen by 53% despite £10m Trading Standards boost
A recent freedom of information request has revealed many councils made fewer store inspections in 2025
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NewsACS warns Home Affairs Committee of criminals ‘operating in plain sight’
The ACS warns the Home Affairs Committee of high streets awash with organised crime
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NewsThe Fed writes to offer support to Scotland’s new First Minister
The Fed’s Scottish president has written to congratulate John Swinney following the SNP’s success
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NewsSeven in ten shoppers now 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