Over the 2022/23 financial year, there were 236 suicides on the British rail network and 20 non-suicide fatalities. In the period of consideration, the financial year with the highest number of fatalities 2014/15, with a total of 286 suicide fatalities and 49 non-suicide fatalities.
Total number of railway fatalities including suicides in Great Britain (UK) from 2013/14 to 2022/23
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GOV.UK. (September 28, 2023). Total number of railway fatalities including suicides in Great Britain (UK) from 2013/14 to 2022/23 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/305441/total-number-of-railway-injuries-in-great-britain-uk-by-level-of-injury/
GOV.UK. "Total number of railway fatalities including suicides in Great Britain (UK) from 2013/14 to 2022/23." Chart. September 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305441/total-number-of-railway-injuries-in-great-britain-uk-by-level-of-injury/
GOV.UK. (2023). Total number of railway fatalities including suicides in Great Britain (UK) from 2013/14 to 2022/23. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305441/total-number-of-railway-injuries-in-great-britain-uk-by-level-of-injury/
GOV.UK. "Total Number of Railway Fatalities including Suicides in Great Britain (Uk) from 2013/14 to 2022/23." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305441/total-number-of-railway-injuries-in-great-britain-uk-by-level-of-injury/
GOV.UK, Total number of railway fatalities including suicides in Great Britain (UK) from 2013/14 to 2022/23 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305441/total-number-of-railway-injuries-in-great-britain-uk-by-level-of-injury/ (last visited May 10, 2024)
Total number of railway fatalities including suicides in Great Britain (UK) from 2013/14 to 2022/23 [Graph], GOV.UK, September 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/305441/total-number-of-railway-injuries-in-great-britain-uk-by-level-of-injury/