All Crime articles
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Features and analysisRetailer takes to Radio 5 Live to say shoplifting is the worst it’s ever been
Fed member and northern district president Martin Ward recently took to the airwaves to slam the rise in shoplifting
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Features and analysisThe Post Office Horizon IT inquiry ends after three years of evidence
The Post Office Horizon IT inquiry was led by retired high court judge Sir Wyn Williams
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Features and analysis‘It’s important retailers learn from shop theft’: Frontline security officer shares experiences of retail crime
An anonymous security officer reveals the dangerous reality that lies behind the uniform, and how retail workers must act together against the wave of brazen thefts
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Features and analysisLatvian authorities take down huge illicit cigarette factory
Latvian State Police and the Border Guard have dismantled a criminal network involved in illegal tobacco production
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Features and analysisWestminster store must close after contravening its alcohol licence conditions
Convenience store caught selling alcohol outside of legal hours to undercover detectives has lost its alcohol licence
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Features and analysisReporting crime and sharing good-quality evidence is crucial in 2025
Reporting every crime and providing good-quality evidence is vital in addressing retail crime in 2025, says Sussex PCC Katy Bourne
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Features and analysisCCTV image of man suspected of convenience store assault in Merseyside
Detectives have issued CCTV images of a man who could have information that may assist with their enquiries following assault at convenience store in Leasowe
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Features and analysis93 members of organised crime groups arrested over £4m worth of retail theft
Work to tackle organised retail crime gathers pace as 93 arrests from organised crime groups are made in seven months
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Features and analysisPrime Minister answers direct question on Labour’s reaction to retail crime
The question was raised at Prime Minister’s Questions in parliament
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Features and analysisThree Wiltshire stores served with closure orders following illegal tobacco sales
The businesses have been served with closure notices following seizures of illegal tobacco and vapes
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Features and analysisTop tips for stores and staff as Christmas crime surge looms
UK retailers are warned that they should ramp up security efforts to counter a surge in shoplifting and violence
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Features and analysisRugby retailer caught selling hundreds of laughing gas cannisters
He has been handed an 18-month suspended prison sentence and ordered to complete 240 hours of unpaid work after pleading guilty to selling nitrous oxide
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Features and analysisCoventry store issued issued with closure order over illicit vapes
A store in Coventry has been ordered to close its doors for six weeks after a Council investigation revealed “persistent sale” of illegal tobacco and vaping products
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Features and analysisPolice hunting couple after convenience store theft in New Forest
The incident occurred between 4pm and 4.45pm on Friday, October 18, atthe Co-op in Station Road, Sway
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Features and analysisLincolnshire Co-op invests £200k into body cameras after 245% rise in threats and abuse
The society has seen a 245% increase in incidents of threats and abuse to colleagues in the past five years
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Features and analysisBRC urges customers to remain patient, kind and considerate this Christmas
The plea comes ahead of the busy shopping period beginning with Black Friday
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Features and analysisRespect Orders welcomed by Usdaw union as a key step to tackle retail crime epidemic
Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed proposed action from Home Secretary Yvette Cooper
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Features and analysisACS needs your feedback on crime in stores
The Association of Convenience Stores has this week called on every retailer to fill in its annual Crime Survey
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Features and analysisTwo million fake cigarettes taken off the streets of Hull
Hull City Council’s Tobacco Control Team has seized two million counterfeit cigarettes this year
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Features and analysisPublic urged to respect retail staff during festive period
The Scottish Retail Consortium and trade union Usdaw have urged the public to be ‘kind and considerate’ to all retail workers and fellow customers when doing their shopping this Christmas