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Reported sexual offences on Tube at five-year high

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King's Cross station had the most reports of sexual assault in the past 10 years

Reported sexual offences on the London Underground have reached their highest level in five years, new figures show.

There were 595 sexual offences across all Tube lines in 2024-25, the most since 2019-20 when there were 776 reports.

There have been 341 sexual assaults reported to the British Transport Police (BTP) between April and October this year.

Transport for London (TfL) said: "Tackling violence against women and girls on public transport has long been a priority for us and our policing partners, and concerted action has been undertaken for a number of years."

News imageBBC/Harry Low London Underground roundel and signage above Tube station entranceBBC/Harry Low
An average of 1.7 daily sexual assaults have been reported since 2015

Between April 2015 and 31 October 2025, there were a total of 6,475 reports of sexual offences on Tube trains, an average of 1.7 per day. Most offences take place in the months of October and July, the data shows.

More than 1,000 assaults were recorded on each of the Central and Northern lines. King's Cross station was the most likely place for a sexual assault to be reported (118) followed by Oxford Circus (117) and Bank (98).

In the worst year on record, 2018-19, 862 offences were reported to the BTP.

The figures, which were released by TfL in response to a Freedom of Information request, do not include the London Overground, DLR or Elizabeth line.

TfL added: "We have been running large-scale multimedia campaigns to tackle sexual offences and sexual harassment on our transport networks since 2015.

"These campaigns have aimed to raise awareness of unwanted sexual behaviour; reassure victims that we take this issue seriously and improve their confidence to report knowing that action will be taken; and sending a strong message to perpetrators that this behaviour is harmful and won't be tolerated on our networks.

"The increases seen in reporting following campaign launches or significant campaign and engagement activity have been anticipated and are a positive indication that our efforts to improve confidence and make it easier to report sexual offences, a crime that is widely recognised as being underreported across society, are making a difference."

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