At least 33% of women suffer sexual offences while commuting, BTP finds

Just over half of women who said they had suffered sexual offending on public transport said other passengers tried to help them. Photograph: William Barton/Alamy

Over a third of women have been subjected to sexual harassment or sexual offences while commuting by train or tube, according to a survey commissioned by British Transport Police (BTP).

It found that 51% of those who have been victims of sexual offending said that other passengers tried to help them, however, only 18% of people who witnessed an incident reported it to police.