Prosecutions for Tube fare evasion jump to highest level in six years

Penalty fares issued on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) are set to double this year (stock image) - (PA Archive)

Penalty fares issued on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) are set to double this year, as the number of prosecutions for fare evasion on the London Underground has risen to its highest level in six years.

Between April and November 2026, a total of 4,472 penalties were handed out for avoiding paying on the DLR, compared with 2,571 in the year leading to March 2025.