SEXUAL offences on London’s public transport soared in the last year, it was announced yesterday, and a transport union chief laid the blame squarely on cuts to station staffing.

Transport for London (TfL) figures showed that sexual crimes reported on the network went up by 35 per cent between 2013/14 and 2014/15.

Buses in particular were found to be risky, with almost 700 sexual offences reported compared to just over 500 the year before.