Over a million pounds in rewards offered to catch burglar of £10.4m jewellery haul

Over a million pounds in rewards is being offered to track down a burglar who made off with after a £10.4m jewellery haul during a daring pre-Christmas raid on a luxury home in one of London’s most exclusive neighbourhoods.

The raider struck on Avenue Road, a leafy thoroughfare in Primrose Hill where the average house costs more than £15million.

Now the desperate owners have offered the vast sum to track the crook and retrieve the jewellery which they say has huge “sentimental value”.

Detectives are also appealing to the public for help and information after the intruder clambered through a second-floor window of the property sometime between 5pm and 5.430pm on Saturday December 7.

The residents were away at the time, and the burglar made-off with £150,000 worth of Hermes Crocodile Kelly handbags, £15,000 in cash and £10.4m of bespoke jewellery.

The owners are now offering two significant rewards – the first is a reward of up to £500,000 for anyone who provides information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect whilst the second is 10% of the recovered items’ valuation for information that leads to the retrieval of stolen 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. He covered his face during the break-in.

Among the items stolen were a number of unique pieces, including a Graff 10.73-carat diamond ring,

two butterfly diamond De Beers rings, 3.03-carat Hermes ring, aquamarine ring and ‘Niloticud Lumiere’ necklace.

The thief’s haul also included a 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 and a gold, diamond and sapphire necklace.

A Chrome Hearts gold and emerald bracelet, gold and sapphire bracelet, Chopard diamond earrings and pink sapphire earrings from Katherine Wang, shaped like butterflies, were also taken.

Detective Constable Paulo Roberts from the Central North Basic Command Unit, who is investigating the burglary, 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 £10.4m worth of jewellery, much of which is sentimental and unique in its design, and therefore easily identifiable.

“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.”