Reported crimes on the London Underground 2016/17-2020/21, by type

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 24, 2023
Violence against others was the most common type of crime on the London Underground. In the financial year 2020/21, 1,959 such incidences were reported, meaning a prominent decrease from previous years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Number of reported crimes on the London Underground (UK) from 2016/17 to 2020/121, by crime type

CharacteristicTheft of Passenger PropertyViolence Against the PersonSexual OffencesCriminal DamageMotor Vehicle/Cycle TheftDrugsRobberyTheft of Railway Property/BurglarySerious FraudLine of RouteOther Serious Offences
2016/17 3,730 3,935 995 902 411 246 85 154 133 66 69
2017/18 4,826 5,205 1,089 973 379 183 147 212 88 47 98
2018/19 6,825 5,681 1,204 893 451 363 208 209 111 47 137
2019/20 11,408 5,508 1,068 829 550 466 371 210 75 32 114
2020/21 1,959 2,478 311 774 250 523 212 136 36 16 96
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of reported crimes10,72610,72613,24713,24716,12916,12920,63120,6316,7916,791Theft of Passenger PropertyViolence Against the PersonSexual OffencesCriminal DamageMotor Vehicle/Cycle TheftDrugsRobberyTheft of Railway Property/BurglarySerious FraudLine of RouteOther Serious Offences2016/172017/182018/192019/202020/21
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November 2021

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2016/17 to 2020/21*

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* Years run from April 1st to March 31st.

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