Jaime van Gastel, 52, says he caught a total of 23 pickpockets in London on August 10 and August 11 - 16 on the Saturday and another seven on the Sunday.
A vigilante pickpocket hunter claims he spotted 16 thieves in just one afternoon operating around popular tourist hotspots in London.
It comes as the capital is in the midst of a 'pickpocketing crisis' with data released last year showing that thefts on the London Underground more than doubled between 2021 and 2022. The 52-year-old said he first started spotting pickpockets in 1995 in Amsterdam and has so far tipped off more than 100 to the Dutch police.In Mr van Gastel's most recent video filmed in London, he can be seen travelling to some of the most-visited sites in the city such as the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace.
Read More Blink and you'll miss it! Suspected pickpocket is caught on CCTV as she tries to target a woman in a clothes store twice before sneaking away The video, which went viral on social media, shows two people catching a woman and holding her hands behind her back outside of the royal residence. Buckingham Palace is one of London's pickpocketing hotspots and advice on the Changing of the Guard website alerts visitors to the risks of pickpocketing.
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