Historical trend
Trend summary
Police recorded 46,097 selected knife crime offences in the year ending December 2025 (excluding Greater Manchester), down 9% from 50,867 in 2024.
Trend
- Police-recorded knife crime rose from 33,800 in 2010–11 to a peak of 50,867 in 2024, before falling to 46,097 in 2025.
- The 2025 figure is the first annual decline in this series since data collection began in 2010–11.
- The series excludes Greater Manchester throughout; inclusion would raise each figure by an estimated 3–4%.
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).
Commentary contains no editorial judgement — describes direction, magnitude, and official projections only.
About this indicator
- Source
- Home Office
- Update frequency
- Annual
- Last updated
- 19 June 2026
- 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