Knife crime statistics England and Wales - House of Commons Library In the year ending March 2023, Home Office data shows there were 244 homicides (the killing of one person by another) using a sharp instrument, including knives and broken bottles This meant sharp instruments were used in 41% of the 594 homicides that occurred in England and Wales in 2022 23
Homicide in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics There were 69 homicides victims aged 13 to 19 years, of these, 51 were killed by a knife or sharp instrument There were 134 domestic homicides in the year ending March 2022, 18 more than the
Fatal stabbings in England and Wales at highest level since records . . . Figures from the Office for National Statistics show 282 homicides were committed using a knife or sharp instrument in the year to March 2022 - a 19% rise compared with the previous year The number of fatal stabbings in England and Wales is at its highest level since records began more than 76 years ago
England and Wales knife homicides 2024| Statista In 2023 24 there were 262 homicides involving a knife or other sharp instrument in England and Wales, compared with 243 in the previous reporting year
Does the UK have a knife and gun problem? - AOAV There was an 11% increase in knife-enabled crime in the year ending September 2022 compared to the previous year, although it remained below pre-pandemic levels There were increases across all knife-enabled violent and sexual offences except for homicide, which decreased by 5% to 260 offences
researchbriefings. files. parliament. uk Selected offences involving a knife or sharp instrument Percentage change by category, England and Wales (excluding Greater Manchester) 2022 23 - 2023 24 Tota I selected offences Threats to kill -7 0% Attempted murder Assault with injury Rape Indecent and Sexual assa ult Homicide Robbery 4 4% 0 0% 6 0% 7 1% 12 0% 13 0% -2 7%
Number of crimes involving large blades and swords has doubled in five . . . Knife-enabled homicides stood at 239 last year, broadly unchanged on the 235 recorded in 2022 and also lower than pre-pandemic figures However, in the year to March 2023, 82% of teenage homicide victims were killed with a knife, compared with 73% in the previous year