Robbery & theft · 1990 · 1990s

City Bonds Robbery

In 1990 one of Britain's largest-ever heists saw bearer bonds worth around £292 million stolen from a London courier. Most of the bonds were recovered but the scale of the theft made it one of the biggest robberies in UK history.

This summary is written in our own words from published historical sources. Map locations are approximate. Every case in the archive is at least ten years old.