BBCThe number of prosecution for fare theft at London underground has increased to its highest level for six years, the figures viewed by the BBC show.
Transport (TFL) for London prosecuted 3,691 people on the tube in 2024-25, and also issued 13,118 penalty rent notices (PFNs) and 850 written warnings.
In the same period, the London overground had a record number of PFNs (12,527), but the number of prosecution (3,044) fell by one third of the previous year. Some 440 warnings were issued.
TFL says the fare theft “is not a aggrieved crime” and “Robs Londoners of Vital Investment”, saying that it was “committed to reducing the current rate of rent by 1.5% by 2030”.
The figures were revealed in response to the freedom of information request by BBC London.
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When the tube rent-plan prosecuts were 4,919 in 2018-19, the number of next year increased to 3,279.
During the epidemic, very low passenger number in the entire network fell into the prosecution.
In 2020-21, no London overground passengers were issued PFN and only 134 were prosecuted in 2021-22, which TFL said that was due to “revenue teams” [instead] Putting forward the enforcement of government covid rules “.
The number of warnings issued is continuously increasing, with 2023–24 with a record year on both underground (948) and overground (887).
TFL said About £ 14.2 meter cracks spent In 2023-24, the tube on the bus network and £ 7.7m at £ 7.7m collected £ 1.3m in the fine fee.
Such spending levels on the London overground, tram network and Elizabeth line are unknown as these services are operated by franchisees that outsource their enforcement teams.
According to TFL, an estimated 3.4% passengers in all services in all services between April and December 2024 incurred a decline of 0.4% in all services at 2023-24.
Siwan Haved, Director of TFL’s security, policing and enforcement, said “the overwhelming majority of our customers pays the right fare” and “theft is unacceptable”.
He said: “This is why we are strengthening our ability to detect and detect the rent, including the expansion of our team of professional investigators to target the most vigilant fare andrs in the entire network.
“It creates at the work of our team of more than 500 uniformed officers, which has already been deployed in the network to deal with rent theft and other antisocial behavior to protect employees and customers.”
