Mobile stolen every 12 second in Britain
Thieves steal a mobile phone every 12 seconds in Britain, with the city of Lancaster the worst hotspot, according to insurance company figures.
More than two million phones worth £390 million were stolen in 2005, said Halifax Home Insurance, which collated the figures. Halifax said the figures were based on its data combined with government statistics. Previous official estimates have suggested about 700,000 phones are stolen each year.
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