[Chloé Palmas]

Oh I don't doubt that but the sheer volume and propensity of stories you hear about that come from the Midlands, North / northern Shires etc is just astonishing. Disproportionately the cases (by volume) seem to center around parts of the country outside of London and the South.

Also, for practicality and logistical reasons (surveillance / population levels etc) it is a lot easier to spot the kind of shenanigans we are talking of, when it comes to the South.

I am sure it does go on - just not to the voracity. Though granted, we'll never know unless they do get caught so if they continue to get away with it, gangs like this could be getting away with all kinds of despicable behavior all across the lower half of the country, too.