Historical trend
Trend summary
Knife crime offences was 46.1k in 2025, down from 50.9k in 2024.
Trend
- Over the available record (2010-11–2025), it has ranged from 26.5k in 2013-14 to 51.7k in 2019-20.
- The latest reading is above the record average of 39.5k.
Context
- Data covers selected violent offences involving a knife or sharp instrument, recorded by police in England and Wales excluding Greater Manchester.
- Source: ONS Crime in England and Wales Appendix Tables, year ending December 2025 (Worksheet B6).
Generated from the published series — describes direction, magnitude and range only, with no editorial judgement or forecasts.
About this indicator
- Source
- Home Office
- Update frequency
- Annual
- Last updated
- 20 July 2026
- Next update
- 20 July 2027
- Licence
- OGL v3
- Direction
- ↓ Falling
Statistics
- Latest
- 46.1k offences
- Period high
- 50.9k offences
- Period low
- 46.1k offences
- Period average
- 48.5k offences