Business Crime focus – Kingswood Shopping Centre/Regent Street

To continue our policing support to business owners and security staff at Kingswood Shopping Centre and surrounding businesses on Regent Street, by tackling crime and ASB when it occurs.

Actions

• 28 October 2026
  

  On 17th October 2026, we conducted a plain clothes operation targeting shoplifting at Kings Chase Shopping Centre. As a result of this:

   

  -A shop theft was deterred, property was recovered and returned to the store, and an investigation is ongoing to identify offenders.

  – A banning notice was issued to an individual causing persistent anti-social behaviour.

  – An offender was arrest for shop theft. After initially providing false details, their correct details were discovered at police custody. The individual was also wanted for other offences, including a recall to prison. The offender was remanded for court the following Monday, where they received an extra 30 days on their sentence they were due to serve.