Railways: Crimes of Violence and Sexual Offences
(asked on 25th November 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many reports of (a) antisocial behaviour towards, (b) sexual harassment of, (c) sexual assault of and (d) physical assault of train staff were made in each of the past three years.
This question was answered on 1st December 2025
The British Transport Police are responsible for policing the railway in England, Scotland and Wales and have provided the following figures.
Offence/Incident Type | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Antisocial Behaviour | Not available as a breakdown for incidents against rail staff | ||
Unwanted Sexual Behaviour | Not available | 71 | 83 |
Sex offences | 95 | 111 | 121 |
Violence | 2761 | 3415 | 3727 |