Shocking moment bike-riding thief swoops to snatch man's mobile phone out of his hand in London's Park Lane

This is the shocking moment a bike-riding thief snatched a man's mobile phone out of his hand in London's Park Lane. 

Video footage shows a cyclist riding in the middle of Park Lane, London and turning off the road to ride on the path.

An unsuspecting pedestrian can be seen walking along while holding his phone. 

The cyclist then seems to carefully line their bike up with the man before appearing to swoop past him and swipe the phone out of his hands. 

Onlookers nearby watch as the man tries to run after the bike rider before eventually giving up.

The cyclist, dressed all in black, can be seen cruising away into traffic.

MailOnline has contacted the Metropolitan Police for a comment.  

In October, the London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, and the Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley met representatives from Apple, Samsung and Google, along with major phone network providers at City Hall.

The meeting was in a bid to to find the most effective deterrent and ultimately significantly reduce mobile phone robberies.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan said the meeting was a step towards making London 'safer for everyone'.

Earlier this year, shocking footage showed two masked thieves snatched a phone from a pedestrian and fled on their bikes in London's Hampstead - before crashing into an incoming car.

The duo was spotted patrolling trendy Hampstead High Street on the lookout for unsuspecting pedestrians carrying phones.

Upon finding a target they swiftly mounted the pavement and snatched a phone from a passerby.

Despite a witness attempting to intervene, one of the thieves managed to avoid being captured and fled the scene. 

Moments later they targeted another unsuspecting pedestrian nearby.

In a daring move, one of the thieves rode directly into oncoming traffic to escape, colliding head-on with a car before fleeing the scene with their accomplice.