Posted on 02/01/2026 8:00:09 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
A source close to the Mission Impossible star, 63, said he left his £35million pad because he felt the star-studded location had 'declined' recently.
A terrifying robbery of the Rolex store near Cruise's building last week saw attackers on motorbikes ram into the shop and swing machetes at brave security guards who tried to stop them.
The thugs entered the Bucherer with a large sledge hammer, two small claw hammers and a centre point tool used for smashing thick glass.
Around 20 watches were robbed in the broad daylight raid last week which went on for three terrifying minutes before the yobs fled on their bikes.
'The over aggressive attack on the store below cemented the lack of security surrounding the multi-million pound flats where Cruise lives,' the source close to the A-list actor said.
'He often loved to take a walk around the area but it seems like Knightsbridge is becoming less safe by the week. He just felt the area has declined in the past year or two.'
Cruise was known to go for early morning runs in Hyde Park, which is directly across the road - named South Carriage Drive - from the high-end block he lived in.
One worker at a neighbouring hotel told the Daily Mail that motorbikes from either side of the Rolex store had swooped in a well-planned, pincer movement.
The worker was having a cigarette break in Serpentine Walk, a path that runs from the large South Carriage Drive to the Knightsbridge road, where the front of the luxury watch store can be accessed.
He said two bikes sped past him, with at least one driver carrying a 'very big knife', while other robbers came from the Knightsbridge side.
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what would Maverick do...
It took Cruise this long to figure that out? And, this is in Knightsbridge, of all places!
THAT’S RACIST.
Yup.
Good question.
Yes we do Freeperfriend...
Ringo, are you a Mod or a Rocker?
I’m a Mocker!
Zoot suit, white jacket with side vents
Five inches long
I’m out on the street again
And I’m leaping along
Dressed right for a beach fight
But I just can’t explain
Why that uncertain feeling
Is still here in my brain
Source probably not authorized by Cruise to speak on his behalf...
So Tom has come out of the closet, as a Conservative now?
Yep, it isn’t brain surgery.
Don’ You Go Rounin’ Roun to Re Ro
I see what you did there...
Yes, he probably should have taken the best offer, then make the “area is going to hell” statement.
I was with my crew at Knightsbridge probably about 15 yrs ago. We were suddenly surrounded by yutes and I saw a dark arm snake around my waist. I had been clutching my pocketbook close but this animal managed to unzip it fully. I clutched my pocketbook and said, “Oh no!!” and there was a scream of ‘ai yiyiyiyiyiyiyiyiyi’ and about 50 people, that we were in the middle of, suddenly ran in all directions and disappeared, leaving me and my 10 crew members all alone.
About 5 yrs later, not far from there, I was body slammed to the cobblestone street by a muslim man when I unknowingly ventured into a ‘no-go’ zone.
Europe was so amazing and beautiful. I can’t believe that any group of people would gleefully, intentionally and selfishly destroy it.
Jack Reacher would have solved this.
“”Around 20 watches were robbed””
I hope the robbed watches reported it to the police!
My question is where do these guys go after robbing the store that CCTV can’t follow?
Rhetorical question.
As an American maybe Cruise discreetly keeps his mouth shut about British politics while living as a guest in the UK.
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