All Crime articles – Page 2
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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.
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News2025 IN REVIEW: Forecourt Trader sets its sights on crime
Forecourt operators are all too aware that drive-offs are a perennial problem for the sector, but our investigation shone a light on the scale of the issue, while also highlighting its links to organised crime, and the depressing attitude police forces typically take towards it.
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NewsGPS tracking on cables delivers major success for Instavolt
GPS tracking devices fitted to Instavolt’s charging cables have delivered their first major success.
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NewsThe Kay Group signs with Forecourt Eye ANPR… as data shows how system cuts repeat offender activity
Top 50 Indie The Kay Group is currently rolling out Forecourt Eye ANPR across its estate following a successful trial last year at Rockingham Service Station in Barnsley.
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NewsMPs warn one-in-15 vehicles may don illegal number plates largely untraceable to authorities
Forecourt operators are all too familiar with the issue of fake and doctored number plates, which fuel thieves use to commit their crimes, but the UK’s vehicle registration system is so dysfunctional and open to abuse it represents a national security risk, an all-party parliamentary group has found.
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NewsPolice arrest man for knifepoint forecourt holdup
A 20-year-old man has been arrested following a knifepoint holdup at a Shell filling station in Corby, Northamptonshire, over the weekend.