{"id":96553,"date":"2025-03-21T17:22:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T17:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=96553"},"modified":"2025-03-25T14:41:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T14:41:58","slug":"queen-street-businesses-feel-abandoned-and-neglected-as-shoplifting-figures-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2025\/03\/21\/queen-street-businesses-feel-abandoned-and-neglected-as-shoplifting-figures-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen Street businesses feel &#8216;abandoned and neglected&#8217; as shoplifting figures rise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">One shopworker said the business is targeted by shoplifters up to 10 times a day<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>BUSINESSES on Queen Street are calling for stronger measures to tackle shoplifters, on the street with the second highest number of offences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between August 2024 and January 2025, 136 incidents of shoplifting were reported on Queen Street, according to South Wales Police data.  &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Troy Savory, 31, manager of Ganesha Handicrafts near The Capitol Centre said: \u201cWe get five to 10 people a day that try to shoplift, or actually get away with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOn one occasion, I had a man come into the shop with a pigeon on his shoulder, and he tried to steal a bag. 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When I made a complaint they told me he was banned from the city centre, but I saw him again the following week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re neglected by the police and the council in this area of town. 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resulting in a total loss of \u00a336,000 in damages and stolen stock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe council have renovated the nearby canal, and are starting to make changes, but it\u2019s too little too late, and that\u2019s why you see lots of businesses having to close around here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe tried to get permission from the council to put shutters on our doors, but it got rejected on the grounds that it would look like a prison, so we\u2019ve had to fit bars on the inside as a quick deterrent.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_IMG_6521-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-96579\" style=\"width:464px;height:auto\" 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Credit: Joe Hearn <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis part of town is just forgotten about if I\u2019m honest. There needs to be more CCTV in the area, and more of a police presence to help protect us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff Council guidance for shopfront design and signage states: \u201cWithin the City Centre (Principle Shopping Area \/ Central Business Area), Cardiff Bay (Bay Business Area), Conservation Areas and with regard to listed buildings, external security shutters are not considered acceptable and will not be supported.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of March 2025, Cardiff recorded 10.3 shoplifting incidents per 1,000 residents, 21% higher than the national average for England and Wales, according to calculations by data company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plumplot.co.uk\/Cardiff-shoplifting-crime-statistics.html#:~:text=Annual%20crime%20rate%20in%20Cardiff,reported%20in%20the%20postcode%20area.\">PlumPlot<\/a>, based on ONS stats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dean Williams, 33, a manager at the Sainsbury\u2019s store on Queen Street said: \u201cThere\u2019s no consequences for shoplifters. We can report it all we want, and use tags on certain items, but they\u2019ll just move on to the next thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe only time we see a police presence is when we\u2019ve reported something. Generally, the police just drive past straight into the centre of town and don\u2019t bother hanging around.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amadou, 45, who did not want to give his full name, has been working as a security guard for the Sainsbury\u2019s Queen Street branch for six years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI deal with about five to seven incidents of someone physically taking something from the store a week,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe only tend to call the police when the amount stolen is high and, in a month, we might get one or two that is arrested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNormally we give them banning orders, but they will always come back.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rise in shoplifting in South Wales has multiple causes, but among them are the recent cost-of-living crisis and a lack of perceived consequences for the offender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sara Jones, Head of the Welsh Retail Consortium, which represent the views of over 200 major retailers said: \u201cTheft now costs Welsh retailers \u00a3100million a year, which leads to customers having to face both higher prices and more inconvenient shopping as retailers have to mitigate the costs and shrinkage resulting from this criminal behaviour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s not acceptable that retail staff in Wales have to operate in this climate of fear. Whilst the recent budget announcement of \u00a33 million to help tackle retail crime is a good start, the reality is a much greater effort is needed across the criminal justice system to get this situation under control and protect workers and customers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One worker said they are targeted by shoplifters up to ten times a 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