Bringing you the latest health and safety performance data, operational learning, and risk-reduction activities so that, together, we can deliver an even safer railway.
The Annual Health and Safety Report (AHSR) 2021/22 unpacks the risks across the rail network, as identified in Leading Health and Safety on Britain’s Railway (LHSBR), and the work that’s under way to avert them. Key highlights in the report include asset integrity, train operations, workforce safety, health and wellbeing, and public behaviour. Dig in and discover how you can help ensure Britain’s railways remain among the safest in the world.
Learn more
Watch this year’s AHSR video for more on the rail safety headlines in 2021/22.
Read the report for the latest health and safety performance data, operational learning, and risk-reduction activities.
Go deeper: the AHSR is supported by 13 topic-specific reports
- Rail safety in context 2021/22 provides an overview of rail safety in 2021/22.
- Improving our capability 2021/22 provides an update on industry activity to improve risk management capability.
Eleven reports are structured around the Leading Health and Safety on Britain’s Railway (LHSBR) priority risk areas:
- Workforce health and wellbeing
- Occupational road risk management
- Asset integrity (infrastructure and rolling stock)
- Work-related violence and assaults
- Freight
For information about the data used in these reports, please see the Data transparency document.
Related reports
LHSBR Quarterly Progress Report

Precursor Indicator Model


Signals Passed at Danger Reports and Data

