Fed-up business owners at picturesque West Bay, in Bridport, Dorset, are being raided three times a week but claim police say solving the crimes are not a 'priority'.
Owners say shops in West Bay, Bridport, Dorset, are being targeted by thievesThe shoplifting epidemic that is plaguing Britain has now hit the real-life setting of ITV crime hit drama Broadchurch.
The Jurassic Coast setting for popular crime drama Broadchurch, starring David Tennant and Olivia Colman, appears to also have been targeted as the epidemic threatens to spiral out of control. Tim and Nicole Attrill have now re-designed their entire layout to prevent thieves from entering blind spots.
'People don't realise we are a small independent business, like so many others in West Bay, this affects our turnovers and our livelihoods.' READ MORE: Thieves target stores every TWO seconds in Britain, costing retailers more than £1billion last year alone, shocking figures show Advertisement The shop front will be familiar to Broadchurch fans as it was used for Jack Marshall's shop in the first series.
'It is kids toys and surf jewellery which they take out of the packaging so we find it empty afterwards and by then it is too late.Signs warning about cameras have not stopped thieves from ransacking the shop and Mrs Attrill thinks the rise in thefts might be due to the cost of living crisis.'I'm not sure if this is happening because of the cost of living crisis but the result is we have to put up our prices to cover our costs, which is the last thing we want to do.
'The staff member who was working in the kiosk at the time was tidying up, it was a quiet point in the afternoon.He said: 'Nevertheless, we fully understand the impact that shoplifting can have on our local businesses and we are fully committed to working with the retail sector to tackle this issue.
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