Rochelle Humes has spoken out about ‘Lawless London’ and the crime epidemic, saying: ‘You can’t wear a Rolex in London any more’.
Despite insisting: ‘It’s too scary [in London] to have anything nice these days’, her proclamations about the capital come after The Saturdays star, 37, was spotted with an eye-popping £442,589 worth of jewellery on both wrists and hands.
During the influencer-packed trip to Miami earlier this month, where Rochelle was joined by her sister Sophie Piper and husband Marvin, she shared a slew of snaps displaying her incredible collection of high-end jewels.
Her collection included a £3,780 Van Cleef & Arpels bracelet, a duo of bangles from Cartier costing a combined £68,300, a £70,000 Bvlgari Serpenti Tubogas watch, a £499 Oura ring and her £300,000 engagement ring.
The incredibly costly collection was on full display in her latest Instagram posts, Rochelle revealed her fears over crime rates to Daily Mail’s Richard Eden.
Rochelle Humes has spoken out about ‘Lawless London’ and the crime epidemic, saying: ‘You can’t wear a Rolex in London any more’
Despite insisting: ‘It’s too scary [in London] to have anything nice these days’, her proclamations about the capital come after The Saturdays star, 37, was spotted with an eye-popping £442,589 worth of jewellery on both wrists and hands
Rochelle’s jewellery hoard proves she has a passion for the luxuries in life.
She is frequently seen with designer wares, including Chanel handbags and lavish outfits while Marvin was also seen in trendy clothes including a Loewe coord.
Her comments come as crime continues to rise in the capital, with ‘Phone Snatching’ becoming increasingly more frequent. Tens of thousands of mobile phones were stolen in London last year – equivalent to one taken every nine minutes, it was reported in March.
More than 224,000 phones have been reported stolen in London over the past four years, but the total will likely be higher given not all phone thefts are reported.
The Met launched a huge fightback against the crime – and last year marked the first fall in phone thefts since it launched its dashboard data in February 2022.
Phone snatching is just one of many problems facing London.
The couple are often seen in swanky ensembles
In recent months, organised gangs have carried out a string of brazen robberies at high-end stores including Rolex, Yves Saint Laurent and several independent jewellers.
The gangs are often seen using sledgehammers, stolen vehicles and motorbikes to smash their way inside before fleeing with luxury goods.
CCTV footage from a number of incidents has captured thieves ramming SUVs through storefronts, shattering display windows and clearing shelves of expensive watches, handbags and jewellery within minutes.
Earlier this year, hammer-wielding raiders targeted family-run jeweller Gregory & Co in Richmond, west London, while another gang smashed into Sultan Jewellery in Shepherd’s Bush before escaping with high-value items.
She was joined on the trip by her Love Island star sister Sophie Piper
Luxury fashion house Yves Saint Laurent’s Bond Street store was also hit after masked thieves drove a vehicle through the shopfront and stole designer handbags worth tens of thousands of pounds.
Meanwhile, the Bucherer Rolex Boutique at One Hyde Park in Knightsbridge was targeted by a gang on motorbikes who stormed the store and fled with luxury watches in a raid lasting just minutes.
The incidents have fuelled growing concern among shop owners and residents, with many warning that violent smash-and-grab robberies are becoming increasingly common across the capital.
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