Suspect wanted after man punched in face and has phone stolen in Kentish Town

The victim was attacked immediately after entering Kentish Town West station
British Transport Police
Miriam Burrell26 April 2023
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A man had his phone stolen when he was punched in the face immediately after entering a station in noth London.

The violent attack happened at Kentish Town West at 10pm on March 15.

The victim entered the station and was approached by a man who punched him in the face and snatched his phone.

British Transport Police have released images of a man they wish to speak to who may have information that could help with their investigation.

Witnesses, or anyone with information, can contact BTP by texting 61016 or calling 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference 668 of 15 March.

Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

A mobile phone is reported stolen in London every six minutes, according to stats provided to the BBC by police.

A staggering 90,864 phones - equating to almost 250 a day - were stolen across the capital last year.

Westminster is London’s phone theft hotspot, with 25,899 mobiles stolen there in 2022 - almost 30 per cent of the total stolen across the capital.

Camden came in second place with just shy of 7,900 phone thefts, followed by Southwark and Hackney. Bexley saw the fewest phone thefts, with 432.

The figures have also exposed the slim likelihood of victims being reunited with stolen phones, showing only around two per cent of mobiles stolen in London last year were later recovered.

Scotland Yard said mobiles are difficult to trace as they are typically sold on quickly. Thieves often use bikes and mopeds to snatch mobile phones, frequently approaching victims from behind while they are texting or on a phone call.

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