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Phone snatching in the UK: where, when, and how not to be next

Posted on September 27, 2026September 27, 2026 by Safety App UK team
Phone snatching in the UK: where, when, and how not to be next

Phone snatching is falling but still common: 121,161 thefts from the person in England and Wales in the year to March 2026 (down 20%). When and where it…

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Posted in Crime data explainedTagged ONS, personal safety, phone snatching, phone theft, theft from the person

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