All Crime articles – Page 5
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AnalysisCOMMENT: The UK’s number plate system is broken. Thankfully, there’s a fix
The disorder that surrounds the UK’s number-plate system should be considered a national system failure requiring widespread media attention and immediate government action.
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NewsSurge in fuel theft tracked by operators’ requests to DVLA for driver records
A new investigation into fuel theft has uncovered that forecourt operators put in 49% more requests for motorists’ details to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in between February and April 2025 compared to the same period last year.
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NewsBen Lawrence reduces shoplifting at Sholing with latest loss-prevention tech
Ben Lawrence has all but eliminated shoplifting of higher-value items at his family’s BP-livered forecourt in Southampton, Hampshire, following the installation of a new anti-theft system.
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NewsUK number-plate system “totally out of control” as MP seeks to tackle epidemic of illegal plates
A shocking meeting at Westminster yesterday revealed the true scale of the crisis present in the UK’s number-plate system, which a Labour MP is seeking to tackle by way of a Private Members’ Bill.
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NewsBurglary at Derbyshire petrol station sees cash and alcohol stolen
Police are appealing for information after a filling station in Derby was broken into.
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NewsFuel worth over £400,000 stolen in Northumbria: a drive-off case study
Detailed analysis of drive-off data from Northumbria Police exemplifies the nationwide issue of motorists making off with fuel without paying, with thieves knowing that police take no action in the vast majority of cases.
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NewsForecourt Trader reaches millions with drive-off message in media
Forecourt Trader’s investigation into the epidemic of drive-offs is being covered extensively in the national media, putting the spotlight on an often overlooked problem for thousands of petrol stations.
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News£20k of cash stolen from Shropshire petrol station
Police are appealing for information following a break-in at a forecourt in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, that saw £20,000 of cash stolen.
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NewsGreggs puts sandwiches and drinks behind the counter to combat shoplifting
It was a tactic once reserved for strong medications, spirits, tobacco and lottery products, but bakery firm Greggs is now placing sandwiches and soft drinks behind the till to combat rising crime levels.
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NewsMasked football hooligans throw lit flare around Scottish forecourt
A group of around 25 masked youths rampaged across a forecourt in Newmains, North Lanarkshire, lighting a flare before throwing it into the site’s shop.
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NewsCar-wash boss banned from being a company director over illegal workers
The owner of a Suffolk hand car wash has been banned from being a company director for seven years after Immigration Enforcement officers found he had employed four people with no right to work in the UK.
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NewsForecourt knife robber gets six-year prison sentence
A thief who held up two petrol stations at knifepoint has been sentenced to six years in custody.
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AnalysisCOMMENT: Stop fuelling crime – police must rethink how they approach drive-offs
It was only a few months ago that a senior officer from Lincolnshire Police said people driving off from petrol stations without paying for fuel may not be “having a great day”. Given such crimes almost always go unsolved, that attitude may be prevalent amongst other high-ranking officers.
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: £6.5m of fuel stolen in drive-offs as up to 94% of offenders escape justice
Forecourt Trader has discovered that fuel worth an estimated £6.5 million has been stolen in the past five years in over 131,000 drive-off incidents from petrol stations, with police ending investigations with no suspect being identified in up to 94% of cases, despite senior officers linking such offences to organised crime.
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NewsPolice appeal for information following Harrogate forecourt theft
Officers from North Yorkshire Police have asked members of the public to come forward with information about a suspect following a theft from a Harrogate petrol station.
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NewsTill stolen as thieves break into Penny on the Move Durham forecourt
Thieves made off with the till and other items from a Durham forecourt after breaking into the site at 2:30am earlier in the week.
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NewsEV charging cables cut and stolen by thieves
Thieves have cut off and stolen cables from EV chargers at a retail park in Birstall, West Yorkshire.
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NewsShropshire forecourts hit by spate of drive-off fuel thefts
Police are hunting for an individual believed to be responsible for a series of fuel thefts around Oswestry, Shropshire, and have released an image of the suspected perpetrator.
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AnalysisShoplifting sees biggest rise since records began
Data from the Office for National Statistics showing a 20% increase in shoplifting over the last 12 months has prompted calls for action to tackle this worrying trend.
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NewsMan arrested after spate of BP thefts
A Southend man has admitted committing more than 25 shop thefts at BP forecourts in Basildon, Hullbridge, South Woodham Ferrers and Wickford.