A research study has revealed that four boroughs in southwest London fall into the capital's top five areas to have the lowest rates of mobile phone thefts.

Research carried out by Mazuma has shown that Sutton Council, Richmond Council, Merton and Kingston Councils have had the lowest rates of mobile phone thefts for the past three years.

Mazuma contacted police forces across the UK in a bid to find out where in the country has the most and least amount of thefts that involved hand held devices.

The data for London was broken down by Borough which also shows that Sutton Council ranked in as number one - with only 1,416 reported cases, in comparison to Westminster Council which has a record number of 33,330 mobile phone thefts over a three-year period, making it the number one mobile phone theft hotspot in the capital.

The research was also split into Apple or Samsung devices and found that Apple phones are more at risk of being stolen.

Boroughs with the lowest number of mobile phone thefts during the past three years:

1. Sutton - 1,416

2. Bexley - 1,535

3. Richmond - 1,800

4. Merton - 2,064

5. Kingston - 2,140

Boroughs with the highest number of mobile phone thefts during the past three years:

1. Westminster - 33,330

2. Camden - 19,835

3. Islington - 15,925

4. Hackney - 13,053

5. Southwark - 11,710