Knife crime in schools 2020 - 2024
7th April 2025
Our Ref: FOI2025/02163
Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Ref No: FOI2025/02163
I write in connection with your request for information received on 10th March. I note you seek access to the following information:
I’m looking into the numbers of knife related incidents which happen at schools.
I am requesting the following information under the Freedom of Information Act. Please can you confirm you have received this request.
Please can you tell me the following:
Q1: For the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 and 2024 the number of offences involving a knife committed at schools?
Q2: For the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 and 2024 the number of offences involving a knife at school broken down by offence subgroup as per the Home Office counting rules?
Q3: For the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 and 2024 the number of suspects for offences involving a knife committed at schools broken down by age and sex of the suspect?
Q4: For the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 and 2024 involving a knife committed at schools broken down by how the suspect knows the victim?
Q5: For the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 and 2024 the number of suspects for offences involving a knife committed at schools broken down by age and sex of the victim?
Q6: For the questions above, what method did you use to filter offences down to those committed at schools?
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Response: Following searches conducted on the Crime recording system of the Constabulary please find the information you have requested in the attached PDF Document (added below in web page format).
The numerical data presented in this response is an un-audited snapshot of un-published data sourced from "live" systems and is subject to the interpretation of the original request by the individual extracting the data.
CAMBS Annex A FOI2025-02163
|
School based knife related crimes found by query |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|
BURGLARY - BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
|
CRIMINAL DAMAGE |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
|
OTHER OFFENCES PUBLIC ORDER |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
|
OTHER THEFT |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
|
POSSESSION OF WEAPONS |
5 |
16 |
25 |
20 |
17 |
83 |
|
PUBLIC FEAR, ALARM OR DISTRESS |
- |
3 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
|
RAPE |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
|
ROBBERY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY |
1 |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
3 |
|
STALKING AND HARASSMENT |
1 |
1 |
2 |
- |
- |
4 |
|
THEFT FROM THE PERSON |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
|
VIOLENCE WITH INJURY |
- |
5 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
16 |
|
VIOLENCE WITHOUT INJURY |
3 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
|
Total |
11 |
28 |
48 |
27 |
21 |
135 |
|
Split by whether or not suspect added to crime |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|
No suspect(s) added |
6 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
23 |
|
Suspect(s) added |
5 |
21 |
42 |
25 |
19 |
112 |
|
Total |
11 |
28 |
48 |
27 |
21 |
135 |
|
Split by whether or not victim added to crime |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|
No victim(s) added |
4 |
17 |
24 |
15 |
13 |
73 |
|
Victim(s) added |
7 |
11 |
24 |
12 |
8 |
62 |
|
Total |
11 |
28 |
48 |
27 |
21 |
135 |
***PLEASE NOTE***
The data below is displayed as a total for the period to avoid a Section 38 & 40 blanket exemption.
|
Suspect Age |
Total for Time Period |
|
7 |
1 |
|
8 |
2 |
|
9 |
2 |
|
10 |
5 |
|
11 |
10 |
|
12 |
20 |
|
13 |
18 |
|
14 |
31 |
|
15 |
14 |
|
16 |
8 |
|
17 |
1 |
|
18 |
1 |
|
19 |
1 |
|
53 |
1 |
|
Suspect Not Added |
23 |
|
Total |
138 |
|
Suspect Gender |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|
Female |
|
5 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
16 |
|
Male |
5 |
16 |
37 |
18 |
17 |
93 |
|
Suspect not added or suspect gender not present |
6 |
7 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
29 |
|
Total |
11 |
28 |
49 |
28 |
22 |
138 |
|
Suspect - Victim Relationship |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|
ASSOCIATE |
- |
1 |
4 |
- |
1 |
6 |
|
COLLEAGUE / WORK |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
|
FRIEND |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
2 |
|
OVERSEEN BY |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
|
RELATIONSHIP UNKNO |
1 |
7 |
22 |
11 |
6 |
47 |
|
STRANGER |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
1 |
3 |
|
TEACHER |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
3 |
5 |
|
VICTIM IS CROWN |
4 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
9 |
50 |
|
Suspect Not Added |
6 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
23 |
|
Total |
11 |
28 |
49 |
28 |
22 |
138 |
|
Victim Age |
Total |
|
7 |
1 |
|
8 |
1 |
|
9 |
2 |
|
10 |
3 |
|
11 |
5 |
|
12 |
12 |
|
13 |
6 |
|
14 |
7 |
|
15 |
11 |
|
16 |
1 |
|
18 |
2 |
|
20 |
1 |
|
28 |
1 |
|
32 |
1 |
|
34 |
1 |
|
36 |
1 |
|
38 |
1 |
|
47 |
1 |
|
49 |
1 |
|
52 |
1 |
|
58 |
1 |
|
Victim Not Added or Victim Age not present |
74 |
|
Total |
135 |
|
Victim Gender |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|
Female |
- |
3 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
13 |
|
Male |
6 |
7 |
18 |
7 |
6 |
44 |
|
Victim not added or victim gender not present |
5 |
18 |
25 |
17 |
13 |
78 |
|
Total |
11 |
28 |
48 |
27 |
21 |
135 |