I (British) am familiar with the term, especially as a verb like "fencing stolen goods". You can find British newspapers reporting this in the last decade. Th

I (British) am familiar with the term, especially as a verb like "fencing stolen goods". You can find British newspapers reporting this in the last decade. The legal term since 1968 seems to be "Handling Stolen Goods", which might have made the word "fencing" less common: https://mcgeemcgeeagarlaw.co.uk/criminal-defence/handling-stolen-goods-solicitors/ https://mcgeemcgeeagarlaw.co.uk/criminal-defence/handling-st...