HC Deb 14 November 1988 vol 140 c465W
Mr. Wray

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people have been(a) attacked, (b) injured and (c) killed inside (i) London Underground premises and trains, and (ii) buses in London, for each year since 1975.

Mr. Portillo

The information is as follows:

London Underground Ltd.: assaults1 against passengers, staff and police since 1975
Year Total
1975 431
1976 314
1977 391
1978 440
1979 643
1980 590

Bus and Coach Occupants Injured by Severity of Injury; Greater London: 1979–1987
Year1 Drivers Passengers
Fatal Serious Slight Total Fatal Serious Slight Total
1979 1 3 92 96 4 199 2,855 3,058
1980 4 95 99 9 193 2,850 3,052
1981 1 3 97 101 4 196 2,671 2,871
1982 1 6 82 89 10 227 2,662 2,899
1983 5 87 92 7 217 2,730 2,954
1984 3 76 79 16 275 2,821 3,112
1985 2 96 98 8 329 2,518 2,855
1986 4 81 85 6 252 2,426 2,684
1987 13 82 95 10 282 2,112 2,404
1 Figures not available before 1979.

Information is not available separately for London Buses Ltd.