"Towards the end of 2023, we saw a big increase in terms of antisemitic hate crime. And that is in the context of the Jewish community actually being a very small percentage of the population and then even a smaller percentage of those who are Jewish that decide to travel anyway on the network. [There was] a massive increase and we did see exactly the increase that the Met did as well."
"Between January and August 2024, hate crime across the public transport network rose 27.8 per cent year-on-year, from 1,551 to 1,982 offences, before falling by 8.3 per cent from 1,383 in 2024 to 1,268 in June 2025. Mandy McGregor, Head of Policing and Community Safety at TfL, added: We have seen a reduction in hate crime on public transport of eight per cent. That's from a peak when the Gaza-Israel situation [started]."
"London has been the site of hundreds of pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protests, even after a ceasefire was declared earlier this year. This has included protesting inside large train stations such as King's Cross and Liverpool Street. Chief Superintendent Casey said the transport hubs weren't an ideal location for demonstrations but that the BTP needed to balance those rights of individuals to protest with keeping the stations running normally."
Hate crime on Transport for London services spiked in late 2023, with notable rises in antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents. Between January and August 2024, offences on the public transport network rose 27.8%, from 1,551 to 1,982, then fell by 8.3% to 1,268 by June 2025. International conflicts have driven many of the increases, particularly an uptick in antisemitic offences after late 2023. Transport hubs have hosted hundreds of pro‑Palestinian and pro‑Israeli protests, including inside major stations such as King's Cross and Liverpool Street. Police and TfL officials say they must balance protest rights with keeping stations operating normally.
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