Public Transport: Crimes of Violence
Commons · Question 84787 · Tabled 23 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on trends in the level of incidents of (a) violence and (b) abuse towards public transport workers.
Answer
Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 31 Oct 2025
The British Transport Police are responsible for policing the railway in England, Scotland and Wales and they record the number of incidents of violence and abuse against rail workers. Analysis by the Department of Violence Against the Person offences sho...