All news on the topic: Theft
719
Cyclist robbed of £4,200 bike by thieves wielding a hammer in Regent’s Park
A cyclist had his £4,200 road bike stolen from him by a gang of hammer-wielding robbers while on a morning ride through Regent’s Park.
844
Thieves stole a £2.8m gold toilet at Blenheim Palace in only five minutes, court hears
The prosecution told Oxford Crown Court that the 18-carat gold toilet, titled America and created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, weighed approximately 98kg and had been insured for $6m (£4.75m).
850
Over 50 new laws to be unveiled today in the biggest crime-fighting shake-up in decades
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper states that a series of new laws will help ’take back our town centres’ as she introduces the much-anticipated Crime and Policing Bill, which includes measures on knife crime, stalking, and thefts.
656
The most crime-ridden train lines and stations in London revealed
Londoners have been arguing for decades about which Tube lines to avoid, now they know the answer for certain.
747
UK is experiencing rise in luxury watch thefts, with stolen timepieces exceeding £1.6 billion, and £60 million worth taken in Britain alone last year
The UK has experienced a significant increase in luxury watch theft, with the total value of lost and stolen timepieces now totaling £1.6 billion, according to new figures.
705
Shopkeeper shows remarkable kindness to man attempting to rob his store for £100
A hero shopkeeper’s quick thinking managed to help stop a thief armed with a 12 inch knife from robbing his store.
759
Porch pirate moves house after being shamed for stealing 16 parcels from neighbors
A man has claimed he’s been shamed into moving out of a block of flats – after he was caught stealing more than a dozen parcels from his neighbours.
598
Father serving indefinite jail term for phone theft loses hope after being denied hospital transfer
A father who has spent 13 years in prison for stealing a phone and set himself alight in desperation has “totally disengaged and lost hope” after being denied a hospital transfer, his devastated family have said.
663
Thieves use forklift to steal entire cash machine from Co-op store
A Co-op store has been destroyed after thieves used a forklift to steal a cash machine.
567
Thief hid for three days in the shopping mall where he stole kilograms of gold, surviving on what he could find
A story that could be the subject of a movie took place in Adana.
868
Met Police arrest hundreds in one week during crackdown on phone thefts
The Metropolitan Police described the reselling of stolen phones abroad and in the UK as a £50million-a-year trade.
728
Retailers report that shoplifters are becoming increasingly brazen and out of control
Retail crime is "out of control" and shoplifters are carrying out increasingly brazen and violent acts of theft because they do not fear any consequences, an industry body has told the BBC.
748
Dutch police arrest three suspects for stealing a priceless golden helmet from Romania
Dutch authorities on Wednesday arrested three suspects after the theft of a priceless ancient golden helmet that is considered a cultural icon of Romania...
675
Jewellery store in Surrey ram raided in broad daylight, with masked thieves crashing through window and stealing high-end items
Masked thieves ram-raided a jewellers in broad daylight with a suspected stolen Mini Cooper before loading up the car with high-valued goods.
591
Shoplifting gangs systematically rove the country as retail thefts hit record highs and weapon threats double
Retail crime is "spiralling out of control", with shoplifting at record levels and staff threatened and abused at triple the rates of a few years ago, a report has found.
610
Man arrested for stealing expensive handbags from a Wimbledon High Street shop
A man has been charged following a police investigation into the theft of high-value handbags from a shop on Wimbledon High Street.
973
Amid loneliness and struggle, some elderly Japanese women opt for jail
The rooms are filled with elderly residents, their hands wrinkled and backs bent. They shuffle slowly down the corridors, some using walkers. Workers help them bathe, eat, walk and take their medication.
858
TikTok tutorials teach Brits how to shoplift, turning it into a ’national sport’
TikTok has become an unexpected teacher of criminality, exposing young people to ’attitudes and behaviours which normalise everyday dishonesty and everyday cheating’ boffins reckon.
1072
$2.7 billion in "dirty" dollars: Who is behind the WhiteBIT crypto exchange and its frauds?
The story of the theft of almost one million dollars from the cryptocurrency exchange Four Dragons, registered in Kyrgyzstan, has long gone beyond an internal incident.
878
Theft at Ryan Reynolds’ Wrexham’s new HQ as police issue statement
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have bankrolled Wrexham’s rise to League One, but the Hollywood duo are now dealing with the aftermath of a theft at the club’s new academy base.
803
Train services at the airport have been disrupted due to a cable theft worth £100,000
Trains to Manchester Airport have been affected by the theft of more than £100,000 of power cable from a railway line.
06.08.2026, 14:45 • Investigation
06.08.2026, 12:48 • Tech
06.08.2026, 12:41 • World
06.08.2026, 12:29 • World
06.08.2026, 12:20 • News
06.08.2026, 11:42 • Politics
06.08.2026, 11:23 • Crime
06.08.2026, 11:19 • Investigation
06.08.2026, 09:28 • News
06.08.2026, 09:12 • More
05.08.2026, 21:07 • Investigation
05.08.2026, 21:06 • Politics
05.08.2026, 20:52 • Crime
05.08.2026, 20:40 • World
05.08.2026, 20:37 • Crime