![]() Be vigilant - if you suspect someone is following you, stop what you are doing and walk in a different direction.More than a fifth happen in the daytime (22%) and less than one in eight (12%) take place at night.Ī further 9% of incidents are recorded in a pub, compared to one in twenty (5%) in a club. Most thefts happen on the high street or a busy area so make sure you are aware of your surroundings. Two thirds of pickpocket victims (66%) were with someone else or a group a third (32%) were on their own. When and where am I most likely to get pickpocketed? The survey found trouser and coat pockets are the most common place to steal from, accounting for 34% of incidents.īags worn over the shoulder or on the back accounted for 26% of incidents while theft from a bag on the floor or table came in at 18%. Where are they most likely to steal from? Money in the form of cash, purses and wallets are also some of the most sought after items. Apple’s iPhone tops the thieves’ wish list, followed by other sought after brands, such as Samsung. Handset thefts account for 15% of all incidents at an average value of £221 each. ![]() ![]() Pickpockets will take anything they can get their hands on This equates to a potential loot of £84 million in stolen possessions each year. He said: “A good pickpocket understands human psychology and knows people can only direct their attention to one or two things at a time.”įigures show there were 442,000 thefts from the person offences in the year ending June 2015 in England and Wales alone. Read more: 'I've never heard of a lawn being stolen before': Pensioner baffled by the theft of her grass The social experiment was performed by expert pickpocket and entertainer Lee Thompson. It labels Britain’s high streets as a “pickpocketing paradise”, suggesting thieves are taking £190 worth of valuables each time they offend. The new research, released by Nationwide Building Society, aims to warn people to be more vigilant as they go about their festive shopping this year. Quite easy it would seem as shocking footage has been released showing the cunning tricks used by opportunistic thieves on British high streets. Just how easy it is for pickpockets to snatch your stuff this Christmas?
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