Jewellery worth £10.4m and designer bags stolen in London house burglary

A huge haul of Hermes handbags, cash, and bespoke jewellery worth millions of pounds has been stolen from a home in London.

An intruder broke into a home in Avenue Road, Camden on December 7, getting in through a second-floor window while the residents were away.

The burglar managed to steal £150,000 worth of Hermes Crocodile Kelly handbags, £15,000 in cash, and £10.4million of bespoke jewellery.

The suspect is described as a white man in his late 20s to 30s, of medium build, wearing a dark hoodie, cargo pants and a grey baseball cap.

His face was covered during the break-in, which happened at some point between 5-5.30pm.

Detective Constable Paulo Roberts said: ‘This is a brazen offence, where the suspect has entered the property while armed with an unknown weapon and violated the sanctuary of the victims’ home.

‘The suspect has stolen £10.4million worth of jewellery, much of which is sentimental and unique in its design, and therefore easily identifiable.

One of the stolen jewellery pieces (Picture: Met Police)

The burglar entered through a second-floor window (Picture: Met Police)

£150,000 worth of the Hermes Crocodile Kelly bags were taken (Picture: Met Police)

Many of the items were bespoke (Picture: Met Police)

Police described the theft as ‘brazen’ (Picture: Met Police)

‘We urge anyone who was in the area of Avenue Road, NW8, and saw anything suspicious to please come forward.

Also, if you have seen this jewellery since, someone has offered to sell you it, or you have any further information, then please also contact the police or Crimestoppers anonymously.’

Some of the unique items stolen in the burglary include:

• Graff: A 10.73-carat diamond ring
• De Beers: Two butterfly diamond rings
• Hermes: A 3.03-carat ring, aquamarine ring and ‘Niloticud Lumiere’ necklace
• Van Cleef & Arpels: Clip featuring with gold, diamonds and sapphires, ‘Fleur des Mers’ ring with diamonds, sapphires and aquamarines, a diamond, sapphire and platinum necklace/bracelet collection (manufactured in 1978) and a gold, diamond and sapphire necklace.
• Chrome Hearts: Gold and emerald bracelet, gold and sapphire bracelet.
• Chopard: Diamond earrings.
• Other: Pink sapphire earrings from Katherine Wang, shaped like butterflies.

Henry Morgan