All Crime articles
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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
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NewsHigh street crime unit created to tackle ‘dodgy shops’
A new multi-agency task force backed by £30m in government funding will target serious organised crime gangs operating through illicit shops on UK high streets over the next three years
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NewsAlmost £18k worth of illicit tobacco and vapes seized in multi-agency operation in Hampshire
A joint partnership in Hampshire last week resulted in a huge haul of illicit tobacco and vape goods
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NewsCardiff Mini Egg thief jailed after being caught on CCTV
A Welsh shoplifter has finally been jailed after numerous theft offences nationwide
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NewsEastbourne store’s licence revoked after thousands of illegal vapes uncovered
A convenience store in Eastbourne has seen its licence revoked after 1,000s of illegal vapes were found hidden there
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NewsFrustration as successful Suffolk Police crime reduction scheme ends
An operation that delivered a reduction in anti-social behaviour in Suffolk has finished
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NewsThe Fed meets Liz Kendall MP in Leicester to talk retail crime
Members of the Fed met with local MP Liz Kendall at a store in Leicester last week
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NewsMan charged following stabbing at Today’s Express in Barnsley
South Yorkshire Police have charged a man with robbery, GBH with intent and possession of an offensive weapon following a stabbing at a Today’s Express store in Lundwood, Barnsley, which left a 40-year-old man in hospital
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NewsThree Liverpool stores closed for selling illicit tobacco
Three convenience stores in Liverpool have been forced to close for three months after being found involved in the sale of illicit cigarettes and tobacco, with one store receiving an extended six-month closure order.
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NewsSeven in ten Bradford West tobacco retailers selling illegal products
A test purchasing operation in Bradford West has revealed that 34 of 48 independent tobacco retailers were selling illegal products, with counterfeit goods hidden in various locations and sold at prices as low as £4 compared to the £27.95 legal retail price
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NewsLeicester MP pledges her support for independent retailers
Shivani Raja pledges support to retailers suffering from rising business rates, illicit tobacco and surging crime
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NewsVape industry welcomes report to tackle organised crime on the high street
The IBVTA has welcomed a new report published this week on organised crime
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NewsPut small independent retailers at the heart of your agenda, Scottish election candidates told
The Fed in Scotland has again called on all parties to put small shops at the heart of the agenda after this election
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NewsResearch reveals UK hotspots for illicit high street trade
New research has identified the UK’s main hotspot areas where illicit high street shops are concentrated, with some regions seeing up to half of convenience stores linked to organised crime.
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NewsCrime & Policing Bill becomes law after Royal Assent granted
A host of new measures will now become enshrined in law to better protect stores and workers
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NewsRetailers Fiona and Vince Malone return to BBC’s Newsnight to share shoplifting stories
Vince and Fiona Malone appeared on BBC’s Newsnight for the second time last week
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NewsPrime Minister calls time on shop theft ‘free for all’
Prime minister Keir Starmer has declared the government is calling time on the ’free for all’ that is shop theft, highlighting action being taken through the Crime and Policing Bill to tackle the issue plaguing stores across the country