"A report to the British Transport Police Authority warned: Despite best efforts to maintain services, the establishment reset has reduced the visibility of BTP, with police stations having closed with resources redistributed to higher demand posts. We now have fewer frontline officers and staff than last year, and less capacity to investigate crime. Where we have closed stations, we are responding more slowly to emergency calls."
"after transport police bosses admitted a loss of officers was impacting their response to emergency calls. The latest Home Office figures show the British Transport Police (BTP), which also polices the London Underground, recorded a five per cent increase in crime in the year to June 2025 compared to the previous year. It included a seven per cent rise in violence against a person incidents and a six per cent rise in sexual offences."
British Transport Police recorded a five per cent increase in crime in the year to June 2025, including a seven per cent rise in violence against the person incidents and a six per cent rise in sexual offences. The Department for Transport reported 26 offences per million passenger journeys and noted a recent budget increase intended to boost officer numbers. An 8.5m funding shortfall prompted an establishment reset that will cut over 500 posts and close multiple stations, reducing frontline capacity and slowing emergency response times at several rail hubs and London stations. BTP forecast the officer rate per million journeys to fall as usage increases.
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