HC Deb 13 March 1989 vol 149 c113W
Mr. Gordon Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the total number of reported(a) violent crimes and (b) other crimes on (i) London Underground, (ii) British Rail and (iii) all public transport in 1979 and 1988.

Mr. Portillo

London Underground and British Rail figures for 1979 and 1987 are as follows; comparable figures for 1988 are not yet available. Information on crimes on other forms of public transport is not held centrally.

1979 1987
London Underground
(i) violence against the person 646 1,045
(ii) other crimes 15,645 18,952
British Rail1
(i) violence against the person 1,365 1,908
(ii) other crimes 58,354 64,375
1 includes Sealink services.