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NewsFuel thefts spike following pump-price rises
The sharp rise in fuel prices has brought with it a significant increase in incidents of fuel theft, with data from three forecourt security firms painting a similarly worrying picture.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON ANTI-CRIME TECHNOLOGY: Operation deterrent
Last month, anti-crime technology hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons when a customer at Sainsbury’s Elephant & Castle store was told to leave because facial recognition software had identified him as an offender.
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NewsForecourts lose over £400 a month from fuel loss
The average filling station in the UK has lost £827 in January and February from drive-offs and no-means-of-payment incidents, according to figures compiled by Forecourt Eye.
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NewsPolice seek man following repeated fuel thefts
Officers from Hampshire Police are appealing to members of the public for information following a series of fuel thefts.
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NewsForecourt fuel theft sees diesel contaminate drinking water
An attempted fuel theft from a petrol station in Scotland has seen locals told not to drink tap water over concerns of diesel contamination.
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OtherCOMMENT: Fuel Finder’s real message is that it’s okay to break the law
Given parliament took the time to pass legislation mandating fuel retailers share their prices with the government, it is curious that with almost a third of forecourts in breach of the new law, the government’s response has been to shrug its shoulders.
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NewsRetail crime “a public-safety emergency”
A survey has revealed that over three quarters of retailers report that retail crime has directly affected the mental health of staff members, with the problem so severe it amounts to “a public safety emergency”.
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NewsMan charged with arson after forecourt fire in Lee-on-the-Solent
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary have charged a man with arson following a fire on Thursday December 4 at a BP petrol station on Broom Way, Lee-on-the-Solent.
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NewsPenny Petroleum trials Forecourt Eye ANPR tech
Top 50 Indie Penny Petroleum, which operates 99 forecourts, is trialling Forecourt Eye’s anti-drive-off tech across half a dozen sites ahead of a potential portfolio-wide rollout.
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NewsThieves steal 258 EV charging cables in Yorkshire
Chargepoint operator Instavolt has said thieves hunting for scrap metal have attacked 45 EV hubs, damaging 129 chargers and stealing a total of 258 cables in West and South Yorkshire in little over a year.
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NewsShoplifting offences up 5%, to 520,000 recorded incidents
The number of shoplifting incidents recorded by police rose by 5% last year, with a total of 519,381 offences logged in the Crime Survey for England and Wales for the 12 months to September 2025.
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NewsPolice hunt armed forecourt raider
Officers from West Midlands Police are appealing to members of the public to help them identify a man suspected of carrying out an armed robbery at a petrol station in Birmingham.
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NewsPolice catch suspected fuel thieves with 1,000-litre tank in back of van
Police in Hampshire have apprehended a pair of suspected fuel thieves after the two were acting suspiciously after drawing fuel, with officers subsequently finding a 1,000-litre tank containing fuel in the back of a van.
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NewsChargepoint cable thieves strike again in series of ‘coordinated’ attacks
Thieves have cut and stolen cables from a number of high-power EV charging stations in the Bradford area as this most modern of crimes continues unabated despite chargepoint operators’ best efforts to stem it.
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NewsTrading Standards issues £1.4m of fines to retailers for selling illegal tobacco
A crackdown on illegal tobacco by Trading Standards has seen retailers issued penalties worth £1.4m.
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NewsBurglar caught on camera repeatedly falling through forecourt-shop ceiling
Durham Constabulary has released CCTV footage of a burglar repeatedly falling from the ceiling of a filling-station shop – first when he enters the site via the roof, then again and again as he attempted to exit via the same route.
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NewsPetrol-station pudding thief gets just desserts
A thief who stole 24 puddings from a Cambridgeshire filling station has been jailed for 26 weeks.
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NewsHalf a million offenders flagged by facial-recognition tech in 2025
Retailers who deploy facial-recognition security systems were alerted to the presence of repeat offenders in their stores over half a million times last year.
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NewsWould-be thieves leave empty-handed following attempted forecourt robbery
Police are appealing for information following an attempted robbery at an MFG/Morrisons filling station in Illingworth, a village on the outskirts of Halifax, West Yorkshire.
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NewsThieves make off with £6,000 following night-time forecourt raid
Officers from Dyfed-Powys Police are appealing to members of the public for information following an overnight break-in at a Tesco filling station in Welshpool, Powys.