Route crime

Trespass warning sign at Buckley railway station in Wales

Route crime is a phrase used by the British rail industry to denote trespass and vandalism.[1] It is believed to be the cause of most deaths to members of the public on the railways in Britain. Most route crime-related deaths are suicides with the rest being trespass-related.

  1. ^ Office of Rail Regulation (accessed 21/12/06 Archived 26 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine