Theft of luxury watches, handbags and jewellery in London from January 2022 to February 2024

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.24.038779

I note you seek access to the following information:

Could you please provide me with the latest statistics you have around luxury watch theft in London:

• How many thefts of luxury watches (£3,000 upwards) have there been since 2022?
• Can you break down the number by year (April 2022 to March 2024)
• Can you break down the number by London borough
• What watch brand and model (if you have the data) were the most commonly stolen? E.g., a Rolex Daytona, Omega Speedmaster, Audemars Piguet Royal Oak
• How many stolen luxury watches have you recovered to date since 2022?

Could you also provide the latest statistics around other luxury accessory theft for each of the following: handbags (£1000 upwards and jewellery (£1000 upwards) :
e.g

• How many thefts of handbags (£1,000 upwards) have there been since 2022?
• Can you break down the number by year (April 2022 to March 2024)
• Can you break down the number by London borough
• What handbag brand were the most commonly stolen? E.g.,gucci, channel
• How many stolen handbags have you recovered to date since 2022?

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

As discussed, we are only able to provide information up to 27 February 2024 which was when a new system was implemented.

Please ensure that the Notes Page is read in conjunction with the data in this report to ensure that it is interpreted correctly.