Data relating to Knife Crime in Schools 2020-2024
Publication Number
PUB 1581
Publication Statement
Please note that this information is correct as at 31 March 2025 and may be subject to change.
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Title
Data relating to Knife Crime in Schools 2020-2024
Date Range
01 January 2020 to 31 December 2024
Background Information
Provides the numbers of knife related offences at schools between 2020 and 2024 with breakdowns by offence type, victim/suspect gender and age group and victim/suspect relationship.
FOI Publication
Numbers of Offences by Type and Year – 2020 to 2024
|
Offence Type |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
POSSESSION OF WEAPONS |
25 |
53 |
41 |
40 |
39 |
|
ROBBERY OF BUSINESS PROPERTY |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
ROBBERY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY |
2 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
|
STALKING AND HARASSMENT |
5 |
7 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
|
VIOLENCE WITH INJURY |
21 |
16 |
13 |
19 |
15 |
|
VIOLENCE WITHOUT INJURY |
11 |
14 |
21 |
14 |
28 |
|
Total |
64 |
90 |
94 |
94 |
101 |
Numbers of Suspects by Gender, Age Group and Year – 2020 to 2024
|
Year |
Female |
Male |
Unknown |
|||
|
0-17 |
18+ |
0-17 |
18+ |
0-17 |
Unknown |
|
|
2020 |
5 |
2 |
43 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
2021 |
17 |
0 |
44 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
|
2022 |
11 |
3 |
64 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2023 |
5 |
1 |
68 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
2024 |
14 |
0 |
57 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
Grand Total |
52 |
6 |
276 |
11 |
5 |
1 |
Numbers of Victims by Gender, Age Group and Year – 2020 to 2024
|
Year |
Female |
Male |
Unknown |
||
|
0-17 |
18+ |
0-17 |
18+ |
0-17 |
|
|
2020 |
11 |
3 |
23 |
6 |
0 |
|
2021 |
10 |
3 |
29 |
3 |
1 |
|
2022 |
20 |
2 |
43 |
0 |
0 |
|
2023 |
23 |
5 |
33 |
2 |
0 |
|
2024 |
28 |
2 |
37 |
2 |
2 |
|
Grand Total |
92 |
15 |
165 |
13 |
3 |