Mobile phone thefts from February 2018 to January 2025
Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.24.040860
I note you seek access to the following information:
All mobile and phone theft in London - From the annual year of 2018 to the most up to date –
- Type of phone stolen and model –
- Recovered/not recovered –
- Time the theft took place –
- Location/ borough –
- The price of the phones (if available) –
- Was anyone convicted/caught for the crime –
- Gender of the victim (if available)
- If phone was stolen by someone on a e-scooter or moped
CLARIFIED:
Thank you for your reply and working on this. I have read your response and would like to request up to date data for all questions possible to answer please. I am happy to use the previous FOI up until February 2024. But please can you file new data for the most up to date?
Not a problem about differentiating between e-scooter or moped, can we class it together as either or.
Do let me know if you have any other questions.
Decision
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full. Please find below information pursuant to your request above.
The harm of disclosure is reduced by redacting the low numbers of people proceeded against and people accused from the data. Please see below a spreadsheet file titled 24_040860 Final reportv2, pursuant to your request for information.
Table titled - Table 1: Number of Mobile Phones Stolen broken down by Year and Borough, recorded between 28/02/2024 and 31/01/2025.
The Offences Covered in this data are as follows:
| Group | SubGroup |
|---|---|
|
THEFT |
THEFT FROM THE PERSON |
All mobile and phone theft in London - From the annual year of 2018 to the most up to date” The 105,536 count is made up of all mobile phones counted as Stolen or Stolen/Recovered. It is a count of property rather than a count of offences or a particular offence.
Table titled - Table 5: Number of PPA where there is at least one Stolen Mobile Phone, broken down by Year and Proceeding Type, recorded between 28/02/2024 and 31/01/2025.
Low numbers of people proceeded against have been redacted to reduce the possibility of identifying individuals including self-identification.
Table titled - Table 6: Number of Mobile Phone Stolen where the Suspect or Accused was riding a e-scooter or e-bike, broken down by Year and Borough,
Low numbers of people accused have been redacted to reduce the possibility of identifying individuals including self-identification.