Crime
Crime remains a significant concern for the UK jewellery trade, with retailers, manufacturers, and suppliers facing risks from theft, fraud, and organised criminal activity. Staying informed about crime trends, prevention strategies, and security innovations is essential for protecting staff, stock, and premises. Jewellery Focus covers crime-related news and insights, including high-profile incidents, police initiatives, and practical advice for trade professionals on mitigating risks and strengthening business resilience.
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Jun- 2025 -3 JuneCrime
UK Protection joins SaferGems as affiliate sponsor
SaferGems, a UK-wide initiative combating crime in the jewellery, pawnbroking, arts and antiques industry, has appointed security specialists of UK Protection Ltd as an affiliate sponsor in a two-year deal. The initiative is founded and funded by the National Association of Jewellers and TH March and hosted by the British…
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Jul- 2024 -17 JulyNews
Starmer vows to ‘make work pay’ in King’s Speech
The new Labour government has outlined its main goals for the new parliament as part of the King’s Speech today (17 July) with a central focus of “ improving living standards for working people through economic growth”. Key points outlined in the speech, read by the King but written by…
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Apr- 2023 -3 AprilProduct Launches
Richemont launches Enquirus
Richemont has launched Enquirus, a neutral, global digital platform designed to help reduce watch and jewellery related crime. Enquirus was designed in close collaboration with a wide range of partners, including watch and jewellery manufacturers, law enforcement agencies, insurance companies, the pre-owned market and clients. According to Richemont, this trusted…
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Dec- 2021 -3 DecemberRetailers
Retailers welcome proposed tougher sentencing for shopworker abuse
The retail industry has welcomed proposed changes put forward by the government that would see tougher sentencing for those that assault shopworkers. Policing minister Kit Malthouse confirmed the government has tabled an amendment to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, which states that courts must treat assaults committed “against…
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2 DecemberRetailers
Lebrusan Studio launches Blunt Blades exhibit
Lebrusan Studio has lifted the curtain on a new contemporary art exhibition, Blunt Blades, which features jewellery created from the confiscated weapons. On display are a set of 275 rings cast in recycled metal which represents the number of knife homicides in England and Wales from 2019 to 2020. The…
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Nov- 2020 -16 NovemberCrime
Robbers steal £100,000 from Cambridgeshire jewellers
Cambridgeshire Police have released video footage of four masked men breaking into a jewellery store in Ely at around 3am on 13 November. Police were called to Italian Jewellery in the early hours of the morning to reports of a break in at the store on Ely’s High Street Passage.…
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6 NovemberUncategorized
John Pye MD named in LDC’s ‘ambitious leaders’ list
Managing director John Pye Auctions, Adam Pye, has been named as “one to watch” by Lloyd’s Development Capital (LDC), as part of its top 50 ‘Most Ambitious Business Leaders’ list. The accolade follows news that the auction house reported its highest recorded auction figures in its 52-year history, with a…
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Oct- 2020 -19 OctoberAuctions
Seized luxury timepieces to be auctioned by John Pye
More than half a million pounds worth of seized luxury assets, including timepieces from Patek Philippe, Rolex, and Omega, are now on the market through auction house John Pye. The auction house is managing the sale of high value assets on behalf of proceeds of crime government enforcement and asset…
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5 OctoberCrime
Hatton Garden burglar ordered to pay back nearly £6m
The final member of the Hatton Garden burglary gang to be jailed has now been ordered to pay back nearly £6m by the Met Police, or serve an extra seven years in jail. Michael Seed was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment in March 2019 after being found guilty of conspiracy…
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Sep- 2020 -7 SeptemberCrime
Yorkshire jewellers hit with armed robbery
A West Yorkshire jeweller has been robbed by three men who were reportedly armed with sledgehammers. According to local reports, the crime occurred at Wetherby-based store Kendall’s Jewellers shop last Saturday (5 September). The Yorkshire Evening Post reported that officers were called to the scene at about 1.18pm to reports…
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