Rebecca Atkinson, More than 600 items stolen from Bristol colonial collection, Museums Association, 11 December 2025
Police release CCTV of suspects after theft of former British Empire and Commonwealth Museum artefacts
A public appeal has been launched to identify four men who are believed to have stolen more than 600 artefacts from Bristol City Council’s museum collection.
The artefacts are from the British Empire and Commonwealth collection, which is housed in Bristol Archives on Cumberland Road having previously been held by the former British Empire & Commonwealth Museum in the city. The museum service said security has been beefed up following the incident.