Map reveals where you are most likely to have your phone stolen in London as crime committed once every six minutes
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A phone is reported stolen every six minutes in London, new figures from the Metropolitan Police have revealed. open image in gallery 91,000 phones were reported stolen in 2022 It comes as numbers released by the Met Police to Green Smartphones this year show that Westminster is the area in London where a person is most likely to have the phone stolen. Here is a map which shows the number of phones reported stolen in London in 2022: View more The independent inspector of police forces, His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, told the BBC: “Phone theft is not a minor crime, it strikes at the heart of how safe people feel in their own communities.
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