West Midlands no longer has top knife crime rate
The West Midlands Police area no longer has the highest rate of knife crime in England and Wales, official figures show. Data ...
Knife crime at record highs across multiple regions
Offences rise faster in rural areas as county line gangs exporting drugs from the cities spark turf wars ...
Knife Crime: Avon and Somerset Police in national top five for 'serious offences'
Avon and Somerset Police has recorded the most knife crimes in the South West and came fifth in England.  | ITV News West ...
Idris Elba's Knife Crime documentary hailed as 'powerful' and 'compelling' viewing
TV viewers have said Idris Elba ’s documentary on knife crime was a “ hard watch ” but “compelling" viewing. The Wire star ...
Knife crime rates drop among headline successes for West Midlands Police, but shoplifting still concern across region
New crime statistics released today have shown the work done to bring knife crime rates down, but also revealed the work ...
Zombie knife ban won't solve crisis - but there is hope, says Idris Elba
Banning the sale of zombie knives is a positive step, but schools need to intervene earlier to help tackle the UK's knife ...
'Banning knives won't solve knife crime - we need urgent action for young people'
After his lived experience, Sosa believes a knife ban won't stop young people from carrying weapons and crime. Instead he's ...
Andy Burnham reacts to Manchester’s high knife carrying crime rates
Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, said one of his priorities was 'more active neighbourhood policing', which he ...
Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis, review: there’s no end in sight for this devastating epidemic
In BBC One’s sobering documentary, the actor meets the King, Prime Minister and victim’s families, each of whom offer few ...
Knife crime in England and Wales: Key numbers and trends
Of the 55,008 knife crime offences in England and Wales in the year to September 2024, 30% (16,521) were recorded by the Metropolitan Police, 9% (4,930) by West Midlands Police, 6% (3,427) by Greater ...
‘Disgrace!’ Sadiq Khan slammed after shoplifting and knife crime rates spike in London
The Tories and Reform have turned on the London Mayor after new crime figures out today revealed shocking details of the capital's crime wave.