Official data has revealed the times of day when youth-related incidents are most common on public transport.

Officers responding to incidents, including crime and antisocial behaviour, on the transport network provide a description of those involved; this description, if provided, is used to determine whether to mark the incident as ‘youth-related.’

More than half of incidents on public transport, including buses, trams, and trains, were youth-related between 3pm to 5pm, and 6pm to 9pm, in the year from February 2022 to the end of January this year.

Most youth incidents took place between 7pm and 8pm, with 351 recorded, or 52.2 per cent of incidents.

Overall, 41 per cent of incidents were youth-related, a similar level to the previous year.

The proportion of incidents marked as youth-related was lowest in the morning, with 1am to 2am the lowest, followed by 9am to 10am and 7am to 8am.

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TfGM said young people are also likely to have been involved in some incidents categorised as ‘not specified’ but they have not been mentioned in the incident description.

A new campaign aimed at combatting anti-social behaviour on public transport has been launched by Transport for Greater Manchester.

The campaign is urging young people to be ‘Better Than That,’ by treating others with respect on public transport.

Alongside charity Foundation 92, officers speak directly with youngers and urge them to think about how their actions can affect others.

The number of youth-related incidents was 20 per cent higher during 2022 than in 2021, equating to an additional 440 incidents.

This rise in incidents involving young people is broadly in line with a 19 per cent rise in all reported incidents of crime and antisocial behaviour on the public transport network.

Alongside Foundation 92, TfGM is also teaming up with Twitch streamer Faraaz “FG” Ghaffur and footballer-turned-TV-producer Liam MacDevitt to help raise awareness of the campaign with their thousands of followers.