Reported assaults on Great Britain’s railways reach record level
Reported assaults against passengers and members of the public on Great Britain’s mainline railway rose 36% to 13,464 in 2025-26, the highest number recorded by the Office of Rail and Road since tracking began in 2004. The wider annual total was almost 25,000 incidents.
Reported assaults on Great Britain’s railways have reached a record level, according to data published by the Office of Rail and Road and reported by The Guardian. There were 13,464 reported assaults against passengers and members of the public on the mainline railway in 2025-26. That was 36% higher than the previous year.
The figure is the highest recorded by the ORR since it began tracking the data in 2004. The report says the total number of reported assaults across the country’s railways rose to almost 25,000 incidents in a year. The supplied material does not provide a regional breakdown, details of the incidents or information about arrests and prosecutions.
The report asks readers whether they have been assaulted on Great Britain’s railways.
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