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Decline in levels of recorded knife crime
Western Mail
|April 24, 2026
HOMICIDES involving a knife or sharp instrument recorded by police forces in England and Wales fell 21% last year, while overall knife crime dropped by 10%, figures show.
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Some 172 knife homicides were logged by forces in 2025, down from 217 in 2024 and the lowest annual number since comparable data began in 2010-11.
The fall helped drive down the total number of homicides last year, which stood at 503, down 6% from 534 in 2024, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Cette histoire est tirée de l'édition April 24, 2026 de Western Mail.
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