Police have been called to 570 incidents of people befouling the London Underground with human waste in the past five years, new figures reveal.

Officers deal with an average of over 100 reports of 'Code 2' emergencies each year across the Tube’s 270 stations, the data shows.

A 'Code 2' is the emergency code used by TfL platform announcers when they need someone to clean up human excrement or urine.

Stratford station in east London is by far the worst, with a shocking 73 incidents recorded from 2011-2016.

At the sprawling interchange of King’s Cross St Pancras, 21 people were dealt with by police for the “unpleasant and utterly unacceptable behaviour”. There were 16 incidents at both Finsbury Park and West Ham stations.

Major stops popular with night-time revellers such as Camden Town and Leicester Square by contrast saw relatively few reports made over the period, together gaining a total of 13.

The worst offenders 1 Stratford 73 2 King’s Cross St Pancras 21 3= Finsbury Park 16 3= West Ham 16 5 Hammersmith 14

The British Transport Police figures, made public following a Freedom of Information request by the Evening Standard, include incidents resulting in a range of outcomes such as cautions and arrests without action.

One in five have led to convictions.

A BTP spokesman said: "Everyone has the right to travel in comfort.

“Defecating and urinating is completely unacceptable behaviour and thankfully over the years these types of incidents have reduced.

“Unfortunately the main impact of these acts is on staff and for railway workers.

"For members of the public to have to encounter urine and faeces in public areas of railway stations is unpleasant and utterly unacceptable.”

The year 2011 was the worst 12 months period covered by the figures, with 172 reported offences.

In 2014, 81 were dealt with and provisional figures showed that last year that figure fell to 50.