200 violent incidents a week against transport workers
In 2023/24 (latest data available) there were 10,493 reports of work-related violence and aggression towards transport workers in London, equating to an average of 200 incidents a week.[1]
Assaults on transport workers in London significantly increased between 2020-2024. The number of incidents against rail staff increased by 35 per cent between 2021 and 2023[2] and incidents against bus drivers increased by 18.5 per cent between 2020/21 and 2023/24.[3] Between November 2023 and May 2024 there were 142 assaults against taxi and private hire drivers in London reported.[4]
Tomorrow, the London Assembly Transport Committee will examine the scale and impact of violent and abusive incidents directed at public facing transport workers in London. The guests are:
Panel 1 - 10am – 11.30am: Lived experience of assaults on transport workers
- Luke Banks, Revenue Control Officer, London Underground
- Paul Feakes, Revenue Control Inspector, London Underground
- Gavin Dudley, Private Hire Driver
- Deban Aderemi, TfL Enforcement Officer on Buses
- Selington Rock Santan Fernandes, Transport UK Bus Driver
Panel 2 - 11.35am – 1pm: Work-related violence and aggression
- Siwan Hayward OBE, Director of Security, Policing and Enforcement, TfL
- Emma Croxall, Work Related Violence and Aggression Strategy & Support Manager, TfL
The meeting will take place on Tuesday 24 January at 10am in the Chamber at City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, E16 1ZE.
Media and members of the public are invited to attend.
The meeting can also be viewed LIVE or later via webcast or YouTube.
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Notes for editors
- TfL, New TfL campaign launches to tackle violence against staff on London’s transport network, 19 August 2024
- Here ‘rail staff’ includes London Underground, London Overground, Elizabeth Line, DLR and Trams. Increase from 4,253 in 2021 to 5,713 in 2023. TfL, FOI request detail - Rail Staff Assaults, 26 June 2024
- Increase from 3,734 in 2020/21 to 4,428 in 2023/24. The Mayor of London, MQ 2024/2426 - Violence against bus drivers (2), 19 December 2024
- Taxipoint, 142 alleged assaults on taxi and PHV drivers reported in London, with only three charges brought, October 2025
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- Elly Baker AM, Chair of the Transport Committee, is available for interview
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