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6 days ago

Tuk-tuk driver who stole 31,000 of fine wine from high-end London restaurants given two weeks to return stash

Outlining the facts of the case, prosecutor Matthew Jolliffe said the defendant entered Comptoir Cafe and Wine in Mayfair in the early hours of May 1 and made off with several bottles of wine valued at 6,000 and 200 cash from the till. On May 13, and June 8, he attended Oliveto and Olivo on Elizabeth Street in Belgravia and took multiple bottles of wine and cash.
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6 days ago

Just one in 88 luxury watches snatched in London are ever recovered, figures reveal

Only one in 88 luxury watches stolen in London are recovered; 5,180 were stolen and just 59 recovered between January 2022 and July 2025.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Is London in the grip of a crime wave? It's not so simple

I think he's done a terrible job, Donald Trump said during his state visit to the UK last month, in his latest broadside at London's mayor, Sadiq Khan. Crime in London is through the roof. Trump's view is increasingly accepted wisdom in rightwing circles and is gaining traction more widely. Crime is even being blamed along with rising taxes for an apparent exodus of the super-rich from the UK.
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fromwww.standard.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Top Mayfair jeweller says London 'too dangerous' to wear Rolex watch over fears of robbery and violence

I don't make necklaces that cost $10 million. I make jewellery that people wear, literally, every day. I chose not to do that many years ago. I've not ever had someone who's come to me and said, I've been mugged for my Stephen Webster jewellery'. Never.
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fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Arrest warrants issued for two Jellycat thieves

Arrest warrants were issued for two women who failed to appear in court after stealing Jellycat toys valued at thousands of pounds.
London politics
fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 months ago

Interactive map reveals where half of London's police station front desks will shut as Met releases bombshell list

Metropolitan Police to close half its front desks, leaving just 20 open to address a £260 million budget shortfall.
London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Enter Nige's fantasy UK, where crims operate with impunity and only the lucky get out alive | John Crace

London faces a crisis of crime and distrust, with citizens feeling betrayed and unsafe in their own city.
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fromwww.newsshopper.co.uk
3 months ago

Celebrity chef James Martin using 'protection dog' in London after past attack

James Martin uses a Belgian Malinois for protection following a series of criminal incidents in London.
fromwww.standard.co.uk
3 months ago

London's most dangerous tourist attractions' revealed in new list

The National Portrait Gallery near Trafalgar Square reported 3,060 crimes in one year, including 1,200 thefts, while their spokesman pointed out only two reportable instances among 1.6 million visitors.
London politics
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 months ago

Philharmonia Orchestra player's 150,000 violin stolen from London pub

A historic 300-year-old violin, worth over £150,000, was stolen from a London pub, prompting police appeals for witnesses to track the suspect.
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5 months ago

Pregnant burglar who posed as cleaner 'stole 500,000 of jewellery from London's second largest home'

A pregnant thief pleaded guilty to stealing over £500,000 worth of jewellery from a mansion while posing as a cleaner.
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6 months ago

Woman dead and three stabbed in HORROR Easter weekend across London

A 20-year-old man and a teenager suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a double stabbing in Romford, with a suspect arrested for grievous bodily harm.
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