High-value watch thefts rose by 65% in London from 2021 to 2022, figures reveal.
Between January and July 2022, there were 621 high-value watch thefts in London, up by almost 300 on the same period last year.
Thieves have been known to stalk victims around department stores and even steal watches to order with "shopping lists" being found on some of those arrested.One Londoner said £180,000 of jewellery was robbed from her last year. "I've stopped wearing jewellery in public, I really don't wear a watch anymore. I don't feel safe to even have jewellery in the house," she said.
James, a high-end watch seller in Mayfair, said he's been stalked on a number of occasions when wearing or working on expensive watches. "There was a a young Middle Eastern boy who lost his life over a £30,000 Rolex, and an elderly gentleman who had his arm cut off for a watch, so it really is quite scary," he said.Ministers and MPs are worried about the rise in use of machetes and other dangerous weapons in robberiesIt has recently received the backing of ministers and MPs from across the parties.
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