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King's Cross was today revealed as London's most crime-ridden station.
Figures from the British Transport Police showed 457 crimes were recorded at the station 12 months to December 1 last year - a far higher figure than any of London's other rail hubs.
Among those were 87 violent incidents, 65 public order offences and a further 25 sex crimes over the course of the year.
There were also more than 200 thefts of passenger property while other incidents at the station included fraud, drugs offences and criminal damage.
Elsewhere on the Tube network, Oxford Circus and Stratford stations recorded 344 crimes each in the same period, with Victoria close behind on 308.
Liverpool Street is fifth on the tube’s crime hotspot list with 235 incidents, followed by the huge Bank and Monument complex on 228.
Central London stations Green Park and Holborn recorded 193 crimes each, with Leicester Square seeing 190 and a further 184 at London Bridge.
But it is better news for people who use the Bakerloo line’s North Wembley station, which saw just two crimes over the 12 months – graffiti vandalism and a solitary theft.
Police stress the stats need to be viewed in context, with the worst stops on the list being major stations which see thousands of people passing through their ticket barriers every day.
And a BTP spokesman said crime across the network in 2014/15 was actually at its lowest level for over a decade, despite a rise in the number of passenger journeys.
They said: “Many of these stations are very busy hubs with huge numbers of people passing through, so numbers of offences are always likely to be higher than at smaller stations. Larger, busier
stations also have a higher police presence, so more offences are likely to be recorded as a result of police-generated activity.
“Some locations will have specific reasons for the apparent high numbers, and some serve as the ‘end of line’ reporting location for offences which take place on board trains, or on neighbouring services, which contributes to the figures.”
They added: “Everyone has the right to travel on the railway without fear of being a victim of crime, and BTP is completely committed to reducing crime on the railway even further.”
King's Cross was today revealed as London's most crime-ridden station.
Figures from the British Transport Police showed 457 crimes were recorded at the station 12 months to December 1 last year - a far higher figure than any of London's other rail hubs.
Among those were 87 violent incidents, 65 public order offences and a further 25 sex crimes over the course of the year.
There were also more than 200 thefts of passenger property while other incidents at the station included fraud, drugs offences and criminal damage.
Elsewhere on the Tube network, Oxford Circus and Stratford stations recorded 344 crimes each in the same period, with Victoria close behind on 308.
Liverpool Street is fifth on the tube’s crime hotspot list with 235 incidents, followed by the huge Bank and Monument complex on 228.
Central London stations Green Park and Holborn recorded 193 crimes each, with Leicester Square seeing 190 and a further 184 at London Bridge.
But it is better news for people who use the Bakerloo line’s North Wembley station, which saw just two crimes over the 12 months – graffiti vandalism and a solitary theft.
Police stress the stats need to be viewed in context, with the worst stops on the list being major stations which see thousands of people passing through their ticket barriers every day.
And a BTP spokesman said crime across the network in 2014/15 was actually at its lowest level for over a decade, despite a rise in the number of passenger journeys.
They said: “Many of these stations are very busy hubs with huge numbers of people passing through, so numbers of offences are always likely to be higher than at smaller stations. Larger, busier
stations also have a higher police presence, so more offences are likely to be recorded as a result of police-generated activity.
“Some locations will have specific reasons for the apparent high numbers, and some serve as the ‘end of line’ reporting location for offences which take place on board trains, or on neighbouring services, which contributes to the figures.”
They added: “Everyone has the right to travel on the railway without fear of being a victim of crime, and BTP is completely committed to reducing crime on the railway even further.”
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