They say that if you’re tired of London, you’re tired of life. But these days the capital’s commuters seem to certainly be tiring of the state of the public transport system. The ever-online Robert Jenrick has today released a new video, highlighting the impotence with which fare-dodgers can flagrantly get away without paying. And Mr S has done some of his own digging, to highlight the dire state of law abidance on the Tube.
A Freedom of Information request to Transport for London (TfL) was submitted by The Spectator, requesting information on the number of drug offences committed on London Underground since 2020. It turns out a whopping 2,481 incidents have been recorded by British Transport Police over the past five years, including a record high of 589 in 2023/24. Such offences are both for possession of illegal substances and commuters seen to be using drugs. Presumably, that includes the gentleman filmed smoking a crack pipe just last month…
Steerpike also asked for a list of drug paraphernalia and substances confiscated or found on the Underground over the past five years. White crystals, brown rocks, blue pills and cannabis are just some of the delights found by TfL, which records the station at which each substance was found. Taking the top spot with most drug-related incidents was Hammersmith on seven, followed by Oxford Circus on four. Below is a map of products found on each line since 2020:
Talk about going down the Tubes eh....
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