Street Robbery, Mugging and Snatch Theft

Carjacking is a robbery in which a motor vehicle is taken over.

Snatch theft is a criminal act, common in Southeast Asia, South America, and Southern Europe, of forcefully stealing a pedestrian's personal property by employing rob-and-run tactics.

A smash and grab is a particular form of burglary that involves smashing through a barrier (usually a glass installation such as a display window or a showcase) to gain access, grabbing items, and then making a quick getaway, without much concern for setting off alarms or creating noise.

In British slang, steaming is a robbery performed on train or bus passengers by a gang or large group and often involving some level of violence.

Phone snatching is a form of robbery in a which a thief will steal a mobile phone directly from the hand of a pedestrian and immediately flee, typically on an electric scooter or bike.

A flash rob, also known as a multiple offender crime or flash mob robbery, is an organized form of theft in which a group of participants enter a retail shop or convenience store en masse and steal goods and other items.

Mugging (sometimes called personal robbery or street robbery) is a form of robbery and street crime that occurs in public places, often urban areas at night.