Overview

• Nuke From Orbit research found that 29% of UK adults were victims of phone theft in 2024, rising from 17% the previous year.
• Security concerns are driving 67% of consumers to limit mobile banking, email, social media and digital wallet use on their phones.
• Metropolitan and City of London Police have introduced high-performance electric bikes to chase down opportunistic phone snatchers.
• Only 24% of victims report thefts immediately to the police, with most contacting banks or mobile carriers first.
• Nuke From Orbit plans to launch a remote ‘kill switch’ later this year that will let users disable stolen devices and freeze linked accounts.