Request ID: FOI-1896-2324 Date published: 25 September 2023
You asked
Would it please be possible to share the number of lost phones handed in over the past five years? Please provide data broken down by year.
We answered
Our ref: FOI-1896-2324/GH
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 1 September 2023 asking for information about lost phones.
Your request has been considered under the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and our information access policy. I can confirm that we do hold the information you require.
Please see the table below showing the number of mobile phones that have been found on the TfL Network for the past 5 years.
Items such as bags or clothing may contain other property including mobile phones, keys or wallets. For the purpose of this report they are recorded as a single found item excluding the contents. Therefore mobile phones found in bags etc are not included in this report. This keeps it consistent with our previous released transparency data reports.
Mobile Phones found on the TfL Network:
Financial Year
Items found
20/18-19
36,742
2019-20
35,735
2020-21
15,615
2021-22
26,215
2022-23
31,398
The above data is correct as of 12/09/23
If this is not the information you are looking for, please do not hesitate to contact me.
If you are not satisfied with this response please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.
Yours sincerely
Graham Hurt FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
