Inside Britain's Moped Crime Gangs
Documentary looking at moped thieves. Livvy Haydock meets the UK's newest type of criminal, who have contributed to an alarming rise in violent crime, after decades of decline.
Reporter Livvy Haydock meets three of the UK's newest type of criminal, thieves who commit their crimes using mopeds.
All from London, they have contributed to an alarming rise in violent crime in the city. In 2017 there were over 23,000 crimes committed on motorbikes, an average of 64 per day. This is a 163% rise on the previous year.
Livvy rides on the back of a moped with a thief who points out which members of the public make good targets and which ones are protecting themselves. She also accompanies an armed robber as he scouts jewellers in Notting Hill to point out security flaws.
One man, who had previously boasted about being a good race car driver, is helped by Livvy to quit crime when she is able to get him a chance to impress in a Formula 1 Renault test session.
Finally, Livvy learns about the advanced phone security hacking involved in making the thefts profitable. One thief is able to sell five of the latest smartphones, all stolen within an afternoon, for 脗拢150-脗拢250 each, when the normal price on the black market is 脗拢30-40 per phone. This higher price is due to the thief's buyer ability to recycle the phones abroad without any loss of functionality.
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Selling stolen phones
Duration: 01:15
Music Played
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Audio Bullys
We Don't Care
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Kano
London Town
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Chase & Status
Street Life (feat. Takura)
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Caribou
Leave House
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Ed Sheeran
The City
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Chase & Status
Hitz
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Young Fathers
Rain Or Shine
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Ghostpoet
12 Deaf (feat. Dave Okumu)
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Ghostpoet
Cash and Carry Me Home
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Dana Jade
Galang
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Ghostpoet
Run Run Run
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The Chemical Brothers
Do It Again
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They Might Be Giants
Man, It's So Loud In Here
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Bonobo
Eyesdown (feat. Andreya Triana)
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Jon Hopkins
Collider
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Reporter | Livvy Haydock |
Executive Producer | Mike Radford |
Producer | Nick Norman-Butler |
Director | Nick Norman-Butler |
Broadcasts
- Tue 13 Mar 2018 23:15大象传媒 One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland, Scotland HD, Wales & 1 more
- Tue 13 Mar 2018 23:40大象传媒 One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
- Wed 14 Mar 2018 00:10大象传媒 One Wales HD & Wales only
- Wed 14 Mar 2018 00:15大象传媒 One Scotland HD & Scotland only
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