All Crime articles – Page 7
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NewsShop theft in England and Wales rises 13%
Bira warn the true scale may be far higher due to widespread underreporting by retailers who have lost faith in police response
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NewsHas the vape ban failed? 35% of users now buying disposables on the black market
New report from vape retailer Haypp uncovers the real scale of the UK’s black market
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NewsWatch police uncover £1500 of stolen goods on sale at north-west London c-store
Three people have been arrested after £1500 worth of stolen goods were discovered at a c-store in Willesden, London, as part of the Met Police’s largest ever operation targeting shoplifting gangs
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News32 arrested in UK’s largest ever crackdown on organised shoplifting gangs
Convenience Store was present for a raid on a vape store in south-east London as part of the two-day stint
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NewsCentral London retailers join chorus calling for rate reform with new campaign
Heart of London Business Alliance calls on Government to ‘fix’ business rates
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NewsCrackdown on illicit tobacco and vapes leads to store closures
Trading Standards teams across the UK have cracked down on stores selling illicit tobacco and vape products
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NewsBRC responds to second reading of Crime and Policing Bill
Second reading of Crime and Policing Bill cautiously welcomed by the BRC
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NewsPioneering Sussex Police scheme tags its first two shoplifters
Details released on Sussex Police’s first tags on two prolific shoplifters
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NewsShropshire shoplifter given CBO banning him from 14 stores including Co-op and Spar
A man has been given a CBO banning him from 14 Shropshire shops
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NewsProlific shop thieves to be tagged in UK-first pilot
Sussex Police has become the first UK force to electronically tag shoplifters
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NewsIllegal tobacco factory producing 1.5 million cigarettes daily shut down by HMRC
One of Northern Ireland’s largest illegal tobacco factories has been dismantled
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NewsYou’re nicked! TV’s PC Reg Hollis aids police in apprehending Co-op shoplifter
An actor helped police catch shoplifter by sitting on his legs as they handcuffed him
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NewsPair awarded King’s Commendation for Bravery for intervening in 2016 Spar raid
Bravery during a raid on a Spar in 2016 which saw two men threatened with crowbars recognised by the King
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NewsWelsh store chain fined £36,000 for selling unsafe food
Company fined £36k after Pembrokeshire Council uncovered food allergen labelling breaches
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NewsMajor illicit tobacco seizure carried out in Oxford
Trading Standards in Oxford have seized almost 20,000 counterfeit and smuggled cigarettes and over 15kg of hand-rolling and waterpipe tobacco from retail premises
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NewsCash machine stolen in Bedfordshire c-store ram raid smash and grab
An ATM has been stolen in a ram raid after a truck smashed into a convenience store
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NewsSGF reveals 6,000 job cuts for local shops linked to employment costs
Annual report on the Scottish convenience store sector published at SGF’s 2025 Conference
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NewsStudy finds one in four retail workers now face aggressive or violent behaviour
Study finds over 16% of staff are dealing with angry customers on a daily basis
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NewsRetail Trust rolls out free training to deal with shop worker abuse
UK shop workers will receive free training to help with abusive customers in the run up to Christmas
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NewsCrackdown on illicit trade is key to tackling youth vaping, not plain packaging
Leading retailers respond to fresh calls for plain packaging on vape products