Robbery
Jewellery robbery—whether in-store thefts, courier hijackings, or supply-chain breaches—poses critical operational and reputational risks across the UK trade. These incidents affect retailers, couriers, insurers, and manufacturers through loss exposure, insurance liabilities, security costs, and customer confidence. Jewellery Focus delivers rigorous coverage of robbery-related developments: incident reporting, risk and liability trends, security innovations, insurance market updates, and best-practice strategies for prevention and response. Our trade-informed analysis supports jewellers, logistics partners, insurers, and policymakers with actionable insights to strengthen security protocols, minimise loss, and maintain trust in high-value jewellery commerce.
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Mar- 2015 -6 MarchCrime
Man arrested in connection with jewellery store robbery
Police and Edinburgh have arrested and charged a 24-year old man in connection with an armed robbery on a jewellery store in Edinburgh. The robbery took place at around 9:30am on March 2, when a robber went into Laing The Jewellers on Frederick Street before threatening staff with a gun…
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Feb- 2015 -18 FebruaryCrime
Jewellery store owner chases off axe-wielding raiders with baseball bat
CCTV footage has captured the moment a jewellery store owner chased away two axe-wielding raiders after a smash-and-grab moped raid. The raid, which took place at the family-owned L.Guess jewellers in Whitton High Street, Twickenham at 10:45 on Monday, saw the raiders smash counter displays with an axe before making…
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Jan- 2015 -29 JanuaryCrime
Armed robbery at Doncaster town centre jewellers
A jewellers in Doncaster town centre has been targeted by robbers who are believed to have threatened staff with weapons. The incident took place at around 11:25am at HL Browns jewellery store in St Sepulchre Gate on January 28, following reports that three masked men had entered the premises. It…
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27 JanuaryCrime
CCTV images capture raid on jewellers by armed gang
CCTV images have caught the moment a gang of armed raiders smashed their way into a Rochdale jewellery store and stole several items. The robbery took place at Naz Jewellers on Milkstone Road in Rochdale at around 12:30pm on Thursday January 22. According to Greater Manchester Police, the gang pulled…
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21 JanuaryCrime
Getaway car bursts into flames after jewellery store robbery
A getaway car burst into flames and was abandoned moments after a raid on a jewellers in Athenaeum Street, Sunderland. During the robbery, which happened just before 10am on Tuesday January 20, an unknown quantity of cash and jewellery was taken, with one member of staff suffering minor injuries. It…
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Dec- 2014 -5 DecemberCrime
£100k jewellery thieves ‘could be at large in Hampshire’
Detectives investigating the alleged armed robbery of a jewellery store in Sheffield have issued CCTV images of two men they would like to speak to in connection with the incident, and they believe they could be staying in Andover or elsewhere in Hampshire. Police were called at around 11am on…
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Nov- 2014 -11 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Teeside jeweller hit by armed robbers
Market Cross Jewellers in Yarm, Teeside, has been hit by an armed robbery with hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of jewellery believed to have been taken. Cleveland Police have confirmed that four offenders in balaclavas entered the store just before 5pm on Monday, armed with “bladed or edged” weapons.…
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Sep- 2014 -30 SeptemberEditor's Blog
The Argyll Arcade robbery is a stark reminder that security is key
It was rather disturbing to see in the mainstream news this week that Glasgow’s iconic Argyll Arcade – populated with a string of quality jewellers – had been targeted by armed men wielding axes. It was worse to discover that their haul totalled some £250,000 worth of watches. Images circulating…
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25 SeptemberCurrent Affairs
Armed robbery worth £250,000 in Glasgow’s Argyll Arcade
An armed robbery in which four masked men wielding axes raided Glasgow’s Argyll Arcade has resulted in the loss of £250,000 worth of watches, it was revealed today. When the story first broke last week, it was not clear how much jewellery had been stolen, but according to a BBC…
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Jul- 2014 -14 JulyCurrent Affairs
Two charged with Dorchester Hotel robbery
Flying Squad detectives investigating a smash-and-grab robbery at the Dorchester Hotel on Thursday, 10 July have charged two people. A group of six smashed their way through the front door and stole watches and jewellery before fleeing on mopeds, according to police. Brothers Reed Roberts, 23 and Skye Roberts, 19,…
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