"According to statistics recently released by TfL, during the first six months of 2025 there were 907 sexual offences reported across TfL services, an increase from 879 in 2024. According to a Freedom of Information request submitted in August 2024, reported sexual offences on London transport rose by 10 percent - from 2,418 to 2,671 - from 2023 to 2024."
"'I distinctly remember, to this day, being about to get off the Circle Line at Baker Street and a man harassing me to spend the day with him, instead of go to school. I was utterly terrified and the thought that kept coming into my mind was "but I'm in school uniform" Unfortunately, even that is not armour enough to protect against intimidation, har"
A 21-year-old UCL student, Camille Brown, created a petition calling on Transport for London to introduce women-only carriages on the London Underground; it has gained more than 7,800 signatures. Brown cites a rise in public harassment and sexual offences on TfL services, noting 907 sexual offences in the first six months of 2025, up from 879 in 2024, and a 10 percent rise from 2,418 to 2,671 reported offences from 2023 to 2024. A longer-term investigation showed reports of sexual assaults and harassment on trains rose by more than a third over the past decade. Brown recounts childhood safety measures and a specific harassment incident on the Circle Line and calls for action from the mayor to make the Tube safer for women and girls.
Read at Time Out London
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