Migrants are vastly overrepresented in UK crime statistics, with new data revealing they are the suspects in 80% of all train theft arrests despite making up just 10% of the population.

Analysis from the Centre for Migration Control (CMC) shows that foreign nationals accounted for 79.3% of arrests for theft of passenger property across Britain’s transport network during 2024–2025.

A total of 9,771 arrests were recorded by British Transport Police over the period. Of these, 3,688 involved foreign nationals, representing 37.7% of all arrests. Migrants also accounted for 36.6% of arrests for sexual offences, 35.7% for violent crimes, and 39.6% for drug-related offences. In raw numbers, this equates to 225 migrant arrests for sexual offences, 900 for violence, 187 for drugs, and 304 for theft of passenger property.

Robert Bates, Research Director of the CMC, told GB News: “Immigration has caused a crime wave on British trains and public transport. Immigrants are vastly overrepresented in arrest figures, particularly when it comes to theft.”

According to Bates, every three minutes last year, a migrant was arrested on in the country. “They have made our trains unsafe. Any sane government must end uncontrolled immigration and start a programme of mass deportations” he added.

Harrison Pitt, Senior Policy Fellow at Restore Britain, stated “the safety of Britain’s host ought to matter more than the hurt feelings of foreigners with no natural right to be here.”

The issue is compounded by continued illegal migration. On January 5th, 2026, the first migrant group of the year arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel in sub-zero temperatures. Dozens made the journey from Calais, where temperatures dropped to -1°C, to Dover, which recorded lows of -3°C, with several treated in French hospitals for hypothermia. The overcrowded small boats now average 64 passengers each.

The arrivals come on the back of a record-breaking 2025, when 41,427 people crossed the Channel illegally, only slightly below the 2022 record. Despite a short 28-day hiatus at the end of 2025, hundreds resumed the dangerous crossings, highlighting the Labour government’s lack of control over the issue.

Ministers even admitted they cannot track the whereabouts of tens of thousands of migrants on social care visas or foreign workers still employed in the UK.

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