Almost half of reported London phone thefts 'screened out' by police

Almost half of reported phone thefts in London in recent years were not taken forwards for investigation by the Metropolitan Police, Sadiq Khan’s office has revealed.

Responding to a written question from Tory assembly member Susan Hall, the mayor’s team disclosed that in 2022 only 51 per cent of mobile phone thefts were “screened in for further investigation”, rising to 52 per cent in 2023.