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Crime

Objects stolen from Royal Albert Memorial Museum in overnight burglary

Police appeal for witnesses after two suspects forced entry

Man charged after glass case holding Stone of Scone is broken

‘No damage’ to artefact after incident forced Perth Museum to evacuate visitors

National Museum of the Royal Navy hit by cyber attack

Institution says incident is having ‘significant impact’ on the delivery of its services

Attacks on art have to stop, say national museum directors

Open letter from NMDC outlines ‘hugely damaging’ impact of protests on institutions, staff and visitors

Heritage sites report increase in crime and anti-social behaviour

Nine in 10 organisations have suffered a crime in the past year, according to new research

Sector organisations condemn far-right violence across the UK

Director of National Museums Liverpool says racism should have no place in our society

Police and heritage sector partner up to fight crime

The growing threat of burglaries and antisocial behaviour is seeing heritage bodies work more closely with the authorities in an attempt to clamp down

Crimestoppers offers £5,000 reward for information on Ely Museum theft

Two bronze age objects were stolen from the museum on 7 May

Ely Museum ‘devastated’ after theft of bronze age treasures

New CCTV footage shows two individuals taking East Cambridgeshire gold torc and gold bracelet

English Heritage trials body-worn cameras amid rising heritage crime

New report finds thefts of historic stone and high-value cultural objects are on the increase

Unesco unveils plans for virtual museum of stolen objects

Site aims to help strengthen advocacy for the return of looted cultural property

British Museum announces operation to recover missing objects

Institution confirms that it has already retrieved 60 items and identified a further 300