Annual Health and Safety Report
Bringing you the latest health and safety performance data, operational learning, and risk-reduction activities. Together, we can deliver an even safer railway.
The Annual Health and Safety Report (AHSR) 2025/26 unpacks risks across the rail network, as identified in the Rail Health and Safety Strategy, and the work being done to avert them. Key topics in the report include level crossings, speeding, assault and abuse, and passenger operations. Dig in and discover how you can help ensure Britain’s railways remain among the safest in the world.
Rail safety at a glance:
Discover more facts and figures from the Annual Health and Safety Report (AHSR) 2025/26 here. It’s a snapshot of GB rail’s health and safety performance over the year from April 2025 to March 2026.
Analysis insights
Our Analysis insights document focuses on key topics in railway safety from 2025/26, including speeding, level crossings, and assault and abuse. It brings together the learning from our analysis this year, and highlights what it means for industry.
Data for each risk area
The AHSR is supported by documents covering each of the Rail Health and Strategy risk areas. These provide more detailed data for RSSB members.
Supporting documents
The AHSR is also supported by a safety context document that shows the overall safety performance of the railway, benchmarking against other countries and modes of transport. It is also supported by a data transparency document. These documents can be found below:
Data and reporting scope
Read our safety performance reporting and risk modelling scope for more information on how we collect and analyse the data.
