London home to a third of knife crime with offence every 30 minutes, new figures show

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Around 957,481 crimes were reported across London last year, ranging from theft to sexual offences (Picture: PA/METRO) London’s crime rates are only going up as former Metropolitan Police officers claim criminals ‘know they can get away with it’. Around 957,481 crimes were reported across London last year, ranging from theft to sexual offences. Some 16,789 of these involved a bladed weapon, equalling around 46 knife related crimes a day, the Off…

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Knife offence takes place every 30 minutes in London, official figures show

Knife offences are taking place every 30 minutes in London, official figures have shown.

London crisis laid bare with knife crime incident reported every 30 MINUTES

Police across the England and Wales logged some 54,587 knife crimes in 2024, which marks a 2% increase on the 53,413 seen in 2023, shock new statistics reveal.

London home to a third of knife crime with offence every 30 minutes, new figures show

Met Police recorded 16,789 offences involving a knife in 2024 – averaging around 46 a day, ONS figures show

Knife crime in London accounts for a third of national total: ONS

KNIFE-RELATED crime in London made up almost a third of all such offences recorded in England and Wales in 2024, with the Metropolitan Police logging 16,789 incidents, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Thursday.This amounts to one offence every 30 minutes in the capital and represents 31 per cent of the 54,587 knife-enabled crimes reported across England and Wales last year. The total number marks a two…