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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Jul- 2014 -11 JulyCurrent Affairs
London’s Dorchester Hotel hit by second raid in four weeks
Three men and a woman have been arrested in connection with a smash-and-grab raid at the Dorchester Hotel in London. Detectives from the Flying Squad launched an investigation following the incident in the early hours of Thursday, 10 July. Police reports claim at approximately 2:20am, six men on three mopeds…
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3 JulyCurrent Affairs
Second car recovered in Hamilton & Inches investigation
Police officers in Edinburgh are issuing a fresh appeal for witness to come forward after another car linked to the Hamilton & Inches raid was recovered. Enquiries are on-going into the high-value armed robbery which took place on June 6, when three men dressed in dark clothing entered the store…
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Jun- 2014 -13 JuneRetailers
Cartier smash-and-grab at Regent Street Mappin & Webb
Detectives are appealing for information and witnesses after more than £80,000 worth of Cartier watches were stolen from a the Regent Street Mappin & Webb store. The robbery took place at about 1740hrs on Thursday, 12 June, and police are hunting for three suspects. In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said…
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10 JuneCurrent Affairs
Moped gang targets Dorchester Hotel in jewellery smash-and-grab
A gang of armed robbers riding mopeds and wielding sledge-hammers has conducted a ‘smash-and-grab’ of jewellery from London’s luxury Dorchester Hotel on Park Lane. Police said that of a group of six, three men went into the hotel’s boutique (where high-end jewellery is on display), at about 0130 this morning.…
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10 JuneCurrent Affairs
Police appeal after £1m Hamilton and Inches raid
Police in Edinburgh are appealing for further information following a high-value armed robbery at city centre jewellery store, Hamilton & Inches. According to a police statement the store was targeted by three men dressed in dark clothing who threatened staff with various “bladed weapons” at around 11:30am on June 6.…
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Feb- 2013 -19 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
Diamond heist at Brussels Airport
Armed robbers have escaped with a “gigantic” haul of diamonds following a raid at Brussels Airport, BBC news has reported.
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Jan- 2013 -31 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
SaferGems warns of 15 per cent rise in the cost of retail crime
SaferGems has warned jewellery retailers of the “increased risk of crime” after the British Retail Consortium (BRC) reported a 15.6 per cent increase in the cost of crime over the past year.
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29 JanuaryRetailers
Third arrest in made in connection with £1m ROX robbery
A further arrest has been made in relation to the robbery at ROX jewellers in Edinburgh on 15 January.
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Sep- 2012 -14 SeptemberRetailers
Jewellery thieves thwarted by ‘have-a-go’ heroes
Members of the public acted quickly to apprehend one robber and unmask another following the robbery of Michael Jones Jewellery in Banbury.
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4 SeptemberCurrent Affairs
Abu Hamza’s son jailed for his hand in armed robbery
Two armed robbers, including the son of radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza, who carried out a raid in a Norfolk jewellery store in January have been jailed.
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