Londoners are being warned to remain extra-vigilant as pickpocketing in some areas of the capital surges by 700%.
London’s 10 worst areas for pickpockets Between March 2023 and 2024, the Metropolitan Police received more than 79,000 reports of pickpockets. Some 28,155 were reported in Westminster, with one in seven people in the area having something – mainly mobile phones – stolen from them. This marks a 712% increase in the area from three years ago, and is by far the highest rate of thefts across the capital.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next London areas with the highest rate of pickpocketing: Westminster – 133.21 per 1,000 residents Camden – 31.41 per 1,000 residents Southwark – 19.03 per 1,000 residents Kensington and Chelsea – 18.86 per 1,000 residents Hackney – 14.67 per 1,000 residents Islington – 12.8 per 1,000 residents Lambeth – 10.87 per 1,000 residents Newham – 10.65 per 1,000 residents Tower Hamlets – 9.
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