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Met police chief calls for law to make stolen phones ‘unusable bricks’

Home secretary also urged to force tech firms into sharing data on stolen devices and if they are reactivated

The Metropolitan police commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, has asked the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, to force all phone companies to make stolen devices “unusable bricks” in order to make them harder to sell on and less desirable to steal.

London is widely regarded as the phone-snatching capital of Europe, with between 200 and 300 devices stolen each day. The city accounts for up to three-quarters of all mobile phone thefts in England and Wales.

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Jun 11, 2026 Metropolitan police Crime Technology sector

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