The Department of Transport

See below for what they have to say about keeping you safe:

“The Department for Transport (DfT) aims to reduce crime and fear of crime on public transport by encouraging our partners and operators to work together in developing, disseminating and evaluating good practice in crime reduction initiatives.

STOP

The safer travel on buses and coaches panel (STOP) has been formed to look at ways to reduce assaults, anti-social behaviour and vandalism on vehicles, at stops and stations and property. For further information, see Bus crime. Recognising the safety issues involved for bus drivers whose job it is to drive a bus while taking responsibility for schoolchildren, we commissioned research and developed ‘The School Run training programme’, designed to help bus drivers manage situations of conflict as well as address schoolchildren’s perception of acceptable behaviour on buses.

‘Get on Board: An agenda for improving personal security’ was published in 2006 and acts as guidance for improving personal security for staff and passengers in bus travel.

Railway Stations

Our Secure Stations Scheme provides an incentive for station operators to improve security and reduce the public’s fear of crime at overground and underground rail stations. Launched in 1998 the scheme accredits individual stations which work with the British Transport Police (BTP) and partners in order to meet set standards in implementing security measures.

Personal Safety across the whole journey

Our section which covers personal safety of passengers includes guidelines and case studies for operators and good practice advice to improve the personal security of both passengers and staff.”