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This is an incredibly important and timely amendment. New figures released in February show that 587,498 phones were stolen in London, excluding the City, between 2017 and February 2024, with just 13,998 of them being recovered. There were 71,391 recorded mobile phone thefts in London last year. Although this was 12% lower than the 81,365 in 2024, Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist admitted that the numbers were “too high”. In 2024 the cost of phone theft in London to members of the public and insurance companies was estimated by the police to be £50 million, while the phones themselves had a street value of approximately £20 million.