Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 84787

Public Transport: Crimes of Violence

Tabled: 23 October 2025
Answered: 31 October 2025

Question

Lee Anderson

Reform UKAshfield

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

Lilian Greenwood
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...

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