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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Aug- 2016 -24 AugustCrime
Man charged following Ernest Jones robbery in Derby
A man has been charged following a robbery at a jewellery store in Derby’s Intu shopping centre. The break-in happened at about 3am on Tuesday, August 23, at the Ernest Jones store in the shopping centre. An unknown quantity of jewellery was stolen but later recovered by police. A 21-year-old…
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Jul- 2016 -14 JulyCrime
VIDEO: Shotgun-wielding robbers steal £200,000 from Lancashire jewellers
CCTV has captured the moment masked raiders, armed with a sawn-off shotgun and a handgun, terrified staff in a £200,000 jewellery store heist in Rawtenstall, Lancashire. The robbery took place shortly before 9am on Monday (July 11), when two masked men wearing dark clothing and balaclavas approached two female members…
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4 JulyCrime
8 arrested following spate of jewellery store robberies in West Yorkshire
Eight people have been arrested following a series of three jewellery store robberies across West Yorkshire. Jewellery stores were targeted in Hebdon Bridge, Halifax town centre and in Brighouse over a seven day period from 24 June to 30 June. Kingston Diamond Merchants, Duranczyk T&G and Neimantas Jewellers were all…
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Jun- 2016 -16 JuneCrime
Police hunt car following armed robbery on Manchester jewellers
Greater Manchester Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace a car they believe was used in an armed robbery on a jewellery store in Rusholme. Shortly before 1:50pm on Sunday 12 June 2016 two men got out of a black BMW 5 series and smashed the windows of…
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May- 2016 -23 MayCrime
VIDEO: Man jailed after failed jewellery store robbery dressed as a woman
A man who attempted to carry out an armed robbery at a Surrey-based jewellers while dressed in women’s clothing has been jailed. The attempted robbery took place shortly after 5pm on Friday, 19 February, when Ryan Valentine, 39, entered the jewellery shop on Leatherhead high street wearing a long black…
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6 MayCrime
Jewellery store manager recalls moment she chased off knife-wielding raiders
The manager of a jewellery store in Hampshire chased off two armed robbers after they tried to smash their way into the open store. The attempted smash-and grab took place at 10:50am on Wednesday, 27 April, at David Mellor Jewellers in Andover, when the two offenders approached the store on…
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Apr- 2016 -21 AprilCrime
Police appeal after failed robbery at Hampshire jewellers
Police are appealing for information after a failed robbery at a jewellery store in Lymington, Hampshire. At around 12:55pm on Tuesday, 19 April, a man stopped outside Barry Papworth Jewellers on St Thomas Street, on a bicycle. He used a mallet to strike a glass panel in an attempt to…
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18 AprilCrime
Three charged following armed robbery at Winchester jewellers
Three men have been arrested and charged following an armed robbery at a jewellers in Winchester on Friday 15 April. Police were called to the incident shortly after 9am at Justice Jewellers in Parchment Street, after two men wearing motorcycle helmets entered the store armed with an imitation firearm. The…
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Mar- 2016 -3 MarchCrime
Five arrested: 90-mile police chase after jewellery store raid ends in dramatic crash
Five men whose failed smash-and-grab bid on a jewellery store in Taunton, Somerset, have been arrested after a 90-mile police chase ended in a car crash. The raid took place on Wednesday, 2 March, when a masked gang attempted to rob Michael Spiers Jewellers on North Street at 10:30am. It…
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Feb- 2016 -22 FebruaryCrime
Armed man attempted to raid Surrey jewellers in women’s clothes
Surrey Police officers are appealing for witnesses after a man was arrested following an attempted armed robbery at a jewellery store in Leatherhead on Friday evening. Shortly after 5pm on Friday, 19 February, two men – one wearing a crash helmet and one dressed in women’s clothing – entered Cradlers…
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