Recorded incidents of violence and harassment affecting passengers and rail workers on Britain’s rail services rose by more than a third in the year to March.
The increase covers reported incidents involving both people travelling on the rail network and those working on it. The available figures describe a sharp rise in recorded cases, although no total number of incidents was provided.
The figures include violence and harassment reported across Britain’s rail services. They indicate that concerns about behaviour towards passengers and railway staff became more prominent during the period covered.
No further details were provided on the locations of the incidents, the types of behaviour recorded or any response from rail operators, staff representatives or government authorities. The latest known position is that reported incidents had increased substantially by the end of the year to March.
