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I was recently talking to someone who works with young offenders about this.
A large part of the trouble is that it isn't kids nicking these things to sell down the pub. It's stealing to order for them to be shipped out of the country (to defeat the sim lock) and you can earn £5,000 a week doing it.
Earning that kind of money it's difficult to convince youths that this isn't a valid option (even the ones who've been caught) even if it does become a bit risky. Cutting out that part of the chain will stop it happening.