With the plague of violent smash-and-grab "swarming" raids on telco and electronics stores coming at a rate of one a day over the past six weeks, police are floating the idea of a new offence in a bid to curb the growing trend.

Police on Friday said since mid-July, there have been more than 60 "swarming" thefts, where large groups of young people have entered telco or electronics stores, ripped products from display units and fled.

A typical phone smash-and-grab might see a group of youths gather around the displays and pull the products so hard the ties snap or the entire stand comes loose Credit:A Current Affair/Nine Network

Twenty-five people have been charged over the incidents, and police believe many of them may be responsible for more than one of the 60 incidents.

On Friday, North West Metro Commander Tim Hansen said police were planning on lobbying government to try and create a new offence which would better apply to this style of theft.