Major rise in anti-social behaviour on transport

FIGURES REVEAL SCALE OF PROBLEMS ON REGION'S BUS AND TRAM NETWORK

- PAUL BRITTON

THE shocking extent of crime and antisocial behaviour on Greater Manchester's bus and tram network is laid bare by new figures showing a combined rise in incidents of more than a third.

Transport chiefs have published statistics for last year. They show the number of reported incidents on the city region's bus network was 28 per cent above 2021's figure. On Metrolink, reported incidents in 2022 were 10 per cent higher than the previous year.

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) said while reported crimes have risen, the increase was largely due to rising numbers of passengers following the Covid-19 pandemic.