Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many crimes have been committed on (a) buses and (b) trains in each region of England in each of the last five years.

Information on crimes committed on buses is collected by local police forces. The Government wants bus services to be safe and perceived to be safe by all. The National Bus Strategy required local authorities to set out in their Bus Service Improvement Plans, how local authorities and bus operators will ensure this is delivered.

Rail crime data is recorded by the British Transport Police (BTP) and they publish statistical bulletins each year which can be found on their website.