"Overcrowding concerned 11% of Tube users, while 13% of bus users were worried about passengers pushing and shoving each other. The data comes from the latest TfL Customer Pulse survey from January to June 2025. It showed 39% of participants felt worried on public transport in the past three months. It also found that 9% of Londoners were completely or temporarily deterred from using the public transport network due to a worrying incident they had experienced on that mode of transport."
"The most cited worrying incidents on the London Underground network were drunken passengers or passengers drinking alcohol (21%), threatening behaviour or language of others, including fighting (11%) and busy environment or overcrowding at 11%. On the bus network, the most cited incidents included youth and school-related antisocial behaviour (15%), threatening behaviour and language of others (including fighting) (14%) and passengers pushing and shoving each other (13%)."
Transport for London Customer Pulse survey (January–June 2025) found 39% of participants felt worried on public transport in the past three months. Nine percent of Londoners were completely or temporarily deterred from using a public transport mode after experiencing a worrying incident; most switched to another TfL mode either temporarily or permanently. TfL reported 29% of worrying incidents on the Underground and 30% on buses. The most cited Underground incidents were drunken passengers (21%), threatening behaviour or language including fighting (11%) and overcrowding (11%). On buses the top incidents were youth and school-related antisocial behaviour (15%), threatening behaviour (14%) and pushing and shoving (13%). TfL committed to working with police to prevent crime and reduce offending so journeys are safe and feel safe. Reports of violence increased.
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