Preventing hate crime on public transport
Transport for London (TfL) data for January to August 2024, reported that hate crime on London’s public transport network rose by 27.8 per cent compared to the same period in 2023, increasing from 1,551 to 1,982 offences.1
While the most recent figures for January to June 2025 show an 8.3 per cent decrease (from 1,383 to 1,268 offences), the overall volume remains above pre-2023 levels.
London TravelWatch figures from 2023 show that 66 per cent of LGBTQ+ Londoners had been victimised on public transport in the past year, and 21 per cent had directly experienced hate crime while travelling.2
In the first of a three-part investigation into hate crime and VAWG on public transport, the Police and Crime Committee will tomorrow speak with guests about hate crime on London’s public transport network, its impact on passengers and communities, and what more can be done to prevent hate crime and encourage reporting.
The guests are:
Panel 1: 10:00 – approx. 11:15
- Iman Atta OBE, Director, Tell MAMA
- Kai O'Doherty, Director of Policy and Evidence, Galop
- Louise Holden, Senior Policy Officer, Inclusion London
- Nanette Youssef, Policy Manager, Runnymede Trust
Panel 2: approx. 11:25 – approx. 12:45
- Andy Fearn, Co-Executive Director, Protection Approaches
- Dr Amy Clarke, Deputy Director of the Centre for Hate Studies, University of Leicester
- Dr David Wilkin, Criminologist and Associate Lecturer in Social Policy and Criminology, The Open University
The meeting will take place on Wednesday 5 November 2025 from 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 to editors
- Transport for London, Crime & Antisocial Behaviour Update, January 2025
- London TravelWatch, Out in London report
- Marina Ahmad AM, Chair of the Police and Crime Committee, is available for interview.
- Find out more about the work of the Police and Crime Committee.
- Read the agenda in full.
- As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.
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