Shock number of sex toys found on public transport - and how many were returned to owner

Randy Londoners left dozens of sex toys on buses and trains last year with some even returned to their owners, new data reveals.

A total of 26 adult aids were handed in to lost property on London public transport last year. Most of the items were in other pieces of lost property such as bags, a Freedom of Information request revealed. But others were found discarded on their own.

The gadgets that ended up at Transport for London's lost property office were generally found at bus depots or at the end of railway lines. But only six were returned to their owners.

Randy commuters passing through Shenfield station on the Elizabeth Line were the most forgetful, with four being found at the Essex stop alone.

Two were found at Embankment and Euston underground stations, while two were also found at Tottenham bus station in North London and Tolworth bus station.

Figures show a rise in the number of sex toys being handed in to Transport for London's lost property office, with just 20 being found in 2023 and 2024.

There were 17 intimate products handed in to lost property in 2022 and 2021, with only 12 in 2020, when travel was restricted during the Covid pandemic. Figures from 2019 show 23 were handed in that year.

The office, which is in West Ham, East London, handles more than 200,000 items a year on average. The most common valuables are wallets, purses and cash.

A spokesman said: "TfLs Lost Property Office receives hundreds of thousands of lost items every year, which are individually catalogued and stored safely, with the details used to match against customer enquiries.

"Where the item has some form of identification, we try to contact the owner to let them know that their property has been found. When an item is reunited with its owner, a small fee is charged to cover the administrative costs of running the Lost Property Office.

"If, after three months, items such as books and clothing are not collected, they are given to charity or sent to auction to further help cover the costs of running the office."

Sexpert Georgie Culley sex toys were no longer stashed away in the bedroom top drawer and now come in lots of different shapes and sizes, including discreet lipstick-shaped ones.

She told the Sun: "They're a staple in many handbags mine included so it doesn't surprise me some have been handed in to lost property. Perhaps some women were sneaking off to the loo to brighten up their commute."

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