Did you know that London has one of the highest phone theft in the world, with 90,864 phones stolen with an estimate of almost 250 a day in 2022, according to London Metropolitan Police?

In a BBC report, the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, and Metropolitan Commissioner, Chief Sir Mark Rowley, have urged mobile industry bosses to “design out” incentives to steal them.

This is coming as the Metropolitan Police in London has revealed that 90,864 phones were stolen with an estimate of almost 250 a day, in 2022. 

They urged mobile phone providers to work with City Hall and police as new figures show that mobile phone crime is driving the rise in robberies and thefts in the capital with 38% of all personal robberies last year involving a phone being stolen. 

However, Mobile UK, representing UK networks, said measures were in place to “combat” theft, with leading phone makers, Apple and Samsung, asked to make comments.

Statistics also show nearly 70% of all thefts in London last year were related to mobile phones. In previous years, car manufacturers have worked with police to substantially reduce the thefts of car radios and sat navigators by integrating them into vehicle dashboards.

Remarking on the request, Mobile UK has said the idea of working with the Met, the mayor’s office, device manufacturers, and the wider industry to continue to reduce this crime further is welcomed.

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