The Latest Breaking News from British Transport Police

Violent incidents on London Underground 'rise 75 per cent', British Transport Police say

Lib Dem MP Sarah Olney speaks out about figures on Tube network

Evening Standard · Jan 14, 2024

‘Incredibly bright’ boy, 16, dies on railway tracks as heartbroken family pays tribute

Leo Barber was found near Shortlands Station, Bromley

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2024

Rise in sexual offences on the Tube, British Transport Police figures show

'Women deserve to feel safe, yet these alarming figures risk telling a different story,' MP Sarah Olney says

Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2024

Canada Goose coat muggings could be ‘new luxury crime trend’, criminologist warns

The expert compared the 'trend' to when 'thieves used to steal Rolex watches to order'

Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2024

Teenager rushed to hospital after stabbing at Debden Underground station

The 18-year-old was taken to hospital with what police described as 'a potentially life changing injury'

Evening Standard · Dec 28, 2023

CCTV appeal after two young people stabbed on DLR between Greenwich and Cutty Sark

Detectives release image of man they want to speak to in connection with attempted murder

Evening Standard · Dec 24, 2023

Railway worker punched in head on Elizabeth Line platform in east London

Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to

Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2023

'Depraved' predator who raped sleeping woman on Tube jailed

Ryan Johnston launched attack on woman who was returning from night out with friends

Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2023

Victim robbed at knife point for designer jacket at Peckham Rye station

Victim was threatened on platform of station

Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2023

Tory Mayor candidate Susan Hall claims she was pickpocketed on the Tube

Susan Hall says the incident shows crime in London is 'out of control' - but her wallet was later returned to her by a member of the public

Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2023