London Tube Crime Soars By 40%mp4

Tube crime has soared by almost 40 per cent on pre-pandemic levels and fare-dodging has hit a record high, it can be revealed.A total of 10,420 crimes were recorded on the London Underground between last December and May, fuelled by a four-fold increase in robbery and a 66 per cent hike in thefts.The total number of Tube crimes was 39 per cent higher than the 7,505 pre-covid average for the same six-month period – despite there being 18 per cent fewer passengers.