Assaults aboard British trains have skyrocketed to their highest level in a decade, a new report has revealed.
An Office of Rail and Road report uncovered that the total number of assaults jumped from 3,211 in 2014/15 to 10,231 in the last year.
Meanwhile, British Transport Police (BTP) figures reveal how crimes on the railway network have risen by 5.4 per cent in 2024/25.
The BTP data also showed that the number of crimes solved by the force had dipped to just 11.9 per cent.
BTP figures showed that the number of crimes solved by force had dipped to just 11.9 per cent
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According to a Department of Transport survey last year, fewer than half of Britons said they feel safe on public transport.
The study also exposed a gender divide towards feeling safe on transport networks, with around a third (35 per cent) of women reporting feeling secure compared to just under a half of men.
A high number of railway staff on the front lines have also reported to have been the victims of crime on Britain's networks.
A survey carried out by the University of Cambridge found that 32 per cent of rail staff had been violently attacked on the job, with 30 per cent reporting to have been victims of sexual misconduct.
Just two in five Britons said they feel safe on public transport
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In the aftermath of Saturday's mass stabbing on a LNER service in Cambridgeshire, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said there will be a review into Britain's rail security.
Ms Alexander said: “Public transport generally is a low-crime environment - and this incident was absolutely horrific on Saturday night, and I don’t want to take away from that in any way - but generally, our trains are some of the most safest forms of public transport anywhere in the world.
“For every one million passenger journeys that are made, there are 27 crimes.
"Now for me, one crime is one crime too many, so we will, after this, review all of our security measures because that is the right thing to do.”
Ms Alexander waved away calls for airport-style scanners to be introduced at major British transport hubs
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Many British passengers have called for increased security measures to be introduced across the railway networks.
In Spain, airport-style security checks were introduced on high-speed trains after the 2004 Madrid attacks, which left more than 190 people dead.
Ms Alexander waved away calls for these types of scanners to be introduced at major British transport hubs.
She told the BBC that she does not believe it is the “right solution for stations in the UK”
Earlier this year, the railway workers' union said there had been a "serious escalation of violence and anti-social behaviour" on trains in London and the South East.
The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) said that its members were suffering from assaults, threats and abuse on a "daily" basis.
RMT boss Eddie Dempsey said: "The level of violence on Southern and Gatwick Express services and stations has reached a crisis point and is totally unacceptable.
"Our members are being assaulted, threatened and abused at work and the company is not doing enough to stop it."
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