Europe’s top pickpocket hotspots revealed by ex-detective

An ex-detective has revealed Europe’s top pickpocketing destinations, as Brits gear up for the summer holidays. Appearing on BBC Morning Live on Wednesday (9 July), Rebecca Mason cautioned that whilst theft can happen anywhere, big cities rank the highest. Rome is the most pickpocketed place in Europe, with Mason highlighting the Trevi Fountain as the most common spot. “People throw a coin in the fountain for good luck but it’s not really good luck if you are targeted by a thief”, she said. Barcelona, Paris, Amsterdam, Prague, Lisbon also ranked very highly, whilst closer to home, London has been revealed to be the phone theft capital of Europe.