Following a surge in shoplifting in Haslemere, local traders have formed a crime-prevention group. Imogen Hawse explores how ...

What we get most often is actually well-off middle-aged women,' she said ... stores like Waitrose are members. And all business owners in Haslemere are aware of 'particular' shoplifters who ...

middle-aged women were ‘most often’ responsible for thefts from her store Credit: Tony Kershaw / SWNS Ms Dunbar said business owners in Haslemere were aware of particular shoplifters who ...

‘What we get most often is actually well-off middle-aged women. So that’s another issue entirely.’ Ms Dunbar said all business owners in Haslemere are aware of particular shoplifters who ...

Business owners in Haslemere, Surrey ... the most frequent shoplifters she encounters are "well-off middle-aged women." Inge Dunbar, 55, who runs the gift shop Sass and Spirit, said she had ...

Traders in Haslemere have expressed their anger over a "massive increase" in shoplifting. Business owners told BBC Radio Surrey that they were "really angry" about a lack of police presence in ...

Traders in Haslemere, Surrey say shoplifting got so bad in recent months that messages are sent in the crime-busting group 'every single day.' ...