In summary, robbery is stealing aggravated by violence. You can help prevent robbery at your premises This is one of a series of booklets providing information about crimes committed against retailers. It offers practical advice about what you can do as a retailer to deter and prevent robberies at your premises. The booklet offers ideas and options and these can of course be discussed in more detail with your local crime prevention department. Recorded crimes Home Office crime statistics do not separately identify robberies against retail premises.
Most robberies take place in metropolitan areas.
The overall risks are also above average in the West Midlands, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and West Yorkshire. Recoveries after robbery are very low. Of course the physical consequences of robbery can be much more damaging that the financial. And the fear and anxiety these incidents create can continue well after the incident itself. The BRC surveys do not separately count the number of retail staff hurt during robberies, but these victims are amongst over 14,400 retail staff known to have been subjected to physical violence in 1993, and over 100,000 subjected to threats of violence.