"This arrest is a significant moment in our ongoing investigation into the vandalism of a huge number of trains, with the cost of repairing the damage running into hundreds of thousands of pounds. We are committed to working with our rail partners to stamp out this destruction of rail property which has huge financial implications for the rail industry. Far from being a victimless crime,"
"graffiti damage has a knock-on effect for rail users and commuters causing frustrating delays and inconvenience while trains are taken out of service to be cleaned. It is also extremely dangerous to access a live railway and can result in serious injury or, in some cases, death. Our officers carry out proactive patrols and specialised operations to target and arrest offenders, including the use of wide-reaching CCTV across the network to identify suspects."
Officers from the British Transport Police forced entry to a Barnet property on 9 January and arrested a 48-year-old man on suspicion of criminal damage. The suspect was taken into custody and later released on conditional bail while enquiries continue. Around 245 separate incidents of graffiti were recorded on Northern line trains between February 2022 and January 2026. Repair costs are estimated at more than £257,000. BTP highlighted safety risks and service disruption from graffiti and is using CCTV and proactive patrols while TfL operates an accelerated cleaning programme to respond to vandalism.
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