Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to £7,500 for information after a masked gang armed with a sledgehammer and pickaxe carried out a terrifying break-in at a family home in the Kimberley area of Nottinghamshire.
At around 7.40pm on Thursday 4 December 2025, five masked men smashed their way into a house via rear patio doors. Once inside, the burglars attacked the husband when he tried to confront them, attacking him with the sledgehammer, hitting him on his back and knee before forcing him to open a safe where a number of high-value watches were taken.
Meanwhile, his wife was dragged upstairs and forced to show the gang where more valuables were stored. The men then fled through woodland to the rear of the property, escaping with a haul of luxury watches and designer handbags worth in the region of 1 million pounds.
Among the stolen collections were watches from Rolex, Audemars Piguet, Omega, Breitling, TAG Heuer, Hublot and Tissot, along with handbags from Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Chanel, Jimmy Choo and Dior. One of the most distinctive pieces is a white Chanel “Boy” handbag, sold only in Milan.
CCTV footage shows the gang approaching the property armed with the pickaxe and sledgehammer. Police have also traced a grey hatchback using false plates, seen on the A610 between 7.21pm and 7.49pm on the same evening. It’s believed the vehicle travelled into the West Midlands.
Crimestoppers, which is completely independent and guarantees total anonymity, is appealing for anyone with information about the burglary or may have seen the stolen items for sale to get in touch.
Lydia Patsalides, East Midlands Regional Manager at the charity Crimestoppers said: “This was a shocking and violent attack on a family in their own home. They were confronted by five masked men, armed with weapons and prepared to use serious force to get what they wanted, leaving lasting trauma and injury behind them.
“You can tell our charity what you know about who is involved without every giving your name or speaking to the police. Your information could help stop further violence and bring justice to this family.”
Crimestoppers is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They cannot trace your call or track your IP address. No one will ever know you contacted us. This means no police, no courts, no witness statements. You may think your information is insignificant, however it could make all the difference.
***Crimestoppers, which is independent of the police, is supporting this investigation by offering a reward of up to £7,500 for information the charity exclusively receives – either online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling 0800 555 111 at any time – that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the theft of several high-value watches and designer handbags that were stolen in a house burglary on 4 December 2026 at Knowle Road, Kimberley, Nottinghamshire***
*** The reward is available for three months and is due to expire on 20th April 2026 ***
***Note: Information passed directly to the police will not qualify for a reward***
