Railways: Crimes of Violence
Commons · Question 28027 · Tabled 8 Sep 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 15 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Greg Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 August 2026 to Question 18371 on Trains: Crimes of Violence, how many knife-enabled crimes were recorded by the British Transport Police as having occurred on board trains in each of
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 15 Sep 2026
The British Transport Police have provided the following data which shows the number of recorded knife-enabled crimes occurring on board trains in each of the last five years: YearOn Train2021-20223202022-20232832023-20243282024-20252902025-2026265Total14...