Foreign nationals account for one of four arrests on Britain’s railways
New research by the Centre for Migration Control reveals that foreign nationals account for a disproportionate amount of suspected crime on Britain’s rail network.
This research was first reported by GB News: https://www.gbnews.com/news/migrants-crisis-foreign-nationals-responsible-80-per-cent-train-theft-arrests
Of the 9,771 arrests carried out by BTP officers in the year 2024/2025, 3,688 (37.7%) of these were foreign nationals.
This includes 36.6% of the 614 sexual offence arrests, 35.7% of the arrests for violence, 39.6% of arrests for drug offences, and, staggeringly, 79.3% of arrests for theft of passenger property.
Using data from the ONS’ Labour Force Survey, we can see that the non-UK national share of the population aged between 16 and 44 is 17%. This is clearly concerning in and of itself. It should also be noted that the LFS often understates the size of the foreign national population due to methodological problems.
But even with this caveat, it still means that we are seeing a huge overrepresentation of foreign nationals in these arrest statistics.
The country is seeing an “epidemic of violence” on the railways, as the number of crimes has increased in the last year. Whilst violent crime has allegedly decreased across the country, it has surged by 7% on mainline rail. There has been an increase of more than 200% in reported crime on Britain’s railways since 2015.
The fact that foreign nationals accounted for nearly 80% of theft arrests on trains is indicative of how mass migration has led to an increase in ‘low-level’ crime which might be dismissed by certain columnists and members of the commentariat, but have a direct impact on the public’s quality of life.
Arrests do not necessarily equate to guilt, and a huge number of crimes on Britain’s railways go unsolved or are simply not investigated at all. But these figures provide the best indication of what is driving this surge.
The British Transport Police cover Britain’s railways, as well as the transport networks of major conurbations including the London Underground, the Glasgow Metro, and the Midland tram system.
