Community Safety Message Phone Theft Prevention

Community Safety Message Phone Theft Prevention

Here’s the latest on mobile phone theft in your area.

Hello Everyone,

We would like to make residents and visitors aware that over the past two weeks there have been a report of phone theft reported along Amhurst Road, particularly between Hackney Central Station and the junction of Amhurst Road and Dalston Lane.

The reported method involves an individual riding an e-bike, often wearing a face covering, who targets mobile phones being used in public before quickly leaving the area.

We understand how distressing these incidents can be for victims. Phone theft can happen very quickly, and offenders are often opportunistic in nature.

To help reduce the risk, we would encourage everyone to remain aware of their surroundings when using their phone in public, particularly when walking near the roadside. Where possible, keep valuables secure and stay alert to cyclists or e-bike riders approaching at speed.

This message is intended to raise awareness and help keep our community safe. Being a victim of crime is never the fault of the victim, and we continue to work proactively to identify those responsible and prevent further offences.

If you witness any suspicious activity or have information that may assist our enquiries, please report it to the police. Any information, however small it may seem, could be valuable.

Thank you for your continued support.

Hackney Central Safer Neighbourhood Team
Metropolitan Police Service

We’ve put hundreds more officers on the frontlines of community crime-fighting teams, upping visible patrols in the right ‘hot spots’ so we can deter and catch criminals. These officers are working hard to bear down on mobile phone crime in London, arresting phone thieves on the street, shutting down vendors trading stolen devices and dismantling international criminal gangs.

We have now almost halved phone theft in Westminster, where it was most concentrated, following an intensive crackdown which has seen hundreds of arrests and thousands of phones recovered. After campaigning by the Met, Apple has also made a global change to its security system that better ensures stolen phones cannot be reused or resold – disrupting a highly organised international business model worth millions.

But we know there is more to do. That’s why we’re stepping up our use of technology, increasing our operations and working with phone companies to make it less appealing for criminals to commit these crimes in the first place.

You can report an incident of theft online at https://www.met.police.uk.