Written question asked by Lord Moylan (Conservative) on Wednesday, 20 May 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 4 June 2026. It was answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Labour) on Tuesday, 2 June 2026 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Railways: Trespass

Question: To ask His Majesty's Government how many rail trespass incidents have occurred in each month since January 2024; and whether they have assessed the financial impact of those incidents for (1) 2024, (2) 2025, and (3) 2026.

Answer

The number of rail trespass incidents is presented in the following table:

Rail Period	Start Date	End Date	Incidents
2023/24_P10	10 December 2023	06 January 2024	668
2023/24_P11	07 January 2024	03 February 2024	771
2023/24_P12	04 February 2024	02 March 2024	902
2023/24_P13	03 March 2024	31 March 2024	1030
2024/25_P01	01 April 2024	27 April 2024	1040
2024/25_P02	28 April 2024	25 May 2024	1212
2024/25_P03	26 May 2024	22 June 2024	1247
2024/25_P04	23 June 2024	20 July 2024	1285
2024/25_P05	21 July 2024	17 August 2024	1272
2024/25_P06	18 August 2024	14 September 2024	1163
2024/25_P07	15 September 2024	12 October 2024	1022
2024/25_P08	13 October 2024	09 November 2024	984
2024/25_P09	10 November 2024	07 December 2024	780
2024/25_P10	08 December 2024	04 January 2025	701
2024/25_P11	05 January 2025	01 February 2025	784
2024/25_P12	02 February 2025	01 March 2025	905
2024/25_P13	02 March 2025	31 March 2025	1216
2025/26_P01	01 April 2025	26 April 2025	1240
2025/26_P02	27 April 2025	24 May 2025	1243
2025/26_P03	25 May 2025	21 June 2025	1279
2025/26_P04	22 June 2025	19 July 2025	1318
2025/26_P05	20 July 2025	16 August 2025	1221
2025/26_P06	17 August 2025	13 September 2025	1125
2025/26_P07	14 September 2025	11 October 2025	1067
2025/26_P08	12 October 2025	08 November 2025	969
2025/26_P09	09 November 2025	06 December 2025	740
2025/26_P10	07 December 2025	03 January 2026	735
2025/26_P11	04 January 2026	31 January 2026	743
2025/26_P12	01 February 2026	28 February 2026	925
2025/26_P13	01 March 2026	31 March 2026	1316

The above information has been provided by Network Rail. Information is collated by rail periods (as shown) rather than on a monthly basis.

Network Rail estimates the long-term revenue loss due to those incidents. Network Rail does not hold direct cost information (in terms of Delay Repay costs, damage repair, etc) relating to an incident.

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Type: Written question
Reference: HL335
Session: 2026-27
Related items: Railways: Trespass
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