Mobile phone theft is a serious issue. Phone theft leaves as many as 10,000 people each month in the UK without their mobile phone (right now, imagine having your mobile phone stolen - how many contact phone numbers are on your mobile phone that are not written or stored anywhere else?).

"Mobile phone thefts account for a more than a quarter of all street crime in London"
Annanova.com - mobile phone crime uk

Mobile Theft.
"Every year in the UK hundreds of thousands of phones are stolen. It sounds unbelievable, but it's true: in 2000/1, the estimated number of mobile phone thefts was 710,000. Over the same period, 28% of all robberies involved a mobile phone. These are disturbing statistics."
Immobilise.com - www.immobilise.com - mobile phone crime

See also Mobile Phone Crime.

Most mobile phone insurance policies will cover you for mobile phone theft - that is what most people think is the most important factor in getting phone insurance. It is certainly the most obvious.

Make sure you consider the other Mobile Phone Insurance Key Factors involved in a good insurance policy.