FOI 458813
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 458813
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 11th February 2026. Please find below the response to your request:
Please provide me with the following information on knife crime in schools. Please do not refer me to previous similar data sets, as I'm looking for the exact data requested.
Q1: For the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 and 2025 the number of offences involving a knife committed at schools?
Q2: For the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 and 2025 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 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 and 2025 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 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 and 2025 the number of offences involving a knife committed at schools broken down by how the suspect knows the victim?
Q5: For the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 and 2025 the number of suspects for offences involving a knife committed at schools broken down by age and sex of the victim?
Reply
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All crimes which have "Education Premises" in the offence title recorded within the Primary Offence Group of "Possession of Weapons" by weapon description in incident summary |
Calender Year |
Grand Total |
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|
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
||
|
Baton |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Blade |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
5 |
|
Compass |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Crowbar |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
File |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Golf Fork |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Hacksaw Blade |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Hammer |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
Handgun |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Javelin |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Jigsaw Blade |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Knife |
28 |
25 |
19 |
20 |
18 |
110 |
|
Knife & Screwdriver |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Knuckle Duster |
|
1 |
3 |
|
|
4 |
|
Letter Opener |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Piece of wood |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Plank of wood |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Razor Blade |
|
|
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
|
Scissors |
2 |
1 |
|
3 |
1 |
7 |
|
Screwdriver |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Shank |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
3 |
|
Sword |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Tent Peg |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Truncheon |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Unknown |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Wooden Peg |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Grand Total |
38 |
34 |
29 |
28 |
26 |
155 |
|
All crimes which have "Education Premises" in the offence title recorded within the Primary Offence Sub Group of "Possession of Weapons" where weapon description in incident summary is "Knife" |
Calender Year |
Grand Total |
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|
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
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|
POSSESSION OF WEAPONS |
28 |
26 |
19 |
20 |
18 |
111 |
|
Having an article with a blade or point on school/further education premises. |
23 |
21 |
16 |
13 |
12 |
85 |
|
Possession of other offensive weapon on school/further education premises. |
|
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
10 |
|
Threaten with a blade or sharply pointed article on school/further education premises. |
5 |
3 |
|
4 |
3 |
15 |
|
Threaten with an offensive weapon on school/further education premises. |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Grand Total |
28 |
26 |
19 |
20 |
18 |
111 |
|
Number of crimes which have "Education Premises" in the offence title recorded within the Primary Offence Sub Group of "Possession of Weapons" where weapon description in incident summary is "Knife" which have at least 1 linked suspect |
Calender Year |
Grand Total |
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|
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
||
|
27 |
24 |
19 |
20 |
18 |
108 |
|
|
Gender & Age of suspects linked to crimes which have "Education Premises" in the offence title recorded within the Primary Offence Sub Group of "Possession of Weapons" where weapon description in incident summary is "Knife" |
Calender Year |
Grand Total |
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|
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
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|
Female |
6 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
18 |
|
8 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
10 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
11 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
12 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
13 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
14 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
4 |
|
15 |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
|
16 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
3 |
|
Male |
21 |
19 |
15 |
19 |
17 |
91 |
|
5 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
7 |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
|
8 |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
|
9 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
10 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
12 |
|
11 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
|
12 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
16 |
|
13 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
13 |
|
14 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
|
1 |
9 |
|
15 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
14 |
|
16 |
2 |
2 |
|
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
17 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
20 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
28 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Gender not recorded |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
15 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Grand Total |
28 |
24 |
19 |
21 |
18 |
110 |
|
Victim to Suspect relationship of crimes which have "Education Premises" in the offence title recorded within the Primary Offence Sub Group of "Possession of Weapons" where weapon description in incident summary is "Knife" |
Calender Year |
Grand Total |
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|
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
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|
ASSOCIATE |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
COLLEAGUE / WORK |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
DAUGHTER |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
FRIEND |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
OVERSEEN BY |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
RELATIONSHIP UNKNOWN |
6 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
22 |
|
SON |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
VICTIM IS CROWN |
18 |
18 |
16 |
13 |
12 |
77 |
|
Grand Total |
28 |
24 |
19 |
21 |
18 |
110 |
|
Number of crimes which have "Education Premises" in the offence title recorded within the Primary Offence Sub Group of "Possession of Weapons" where weapon description in incident summary is "Knife" which have at least 1 linked victim |
Calender Year |
Grand Total |
||||
|
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
||
|
3 |
3 |
|
3 |
4 |
13 |
|
|
Gender & Age of Victims linked to crimes which have "Education Premises" in the offence title recorded within the Primary Offence Sub Group of "Possession of Weapons" where weapon description in incident summary is "Knife" |
Calender Year |
Grand Total |
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|
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
||
|
Female |
1 |
|
|
2 |
1 |
4 |
|
8 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
11 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
12 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
42 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Male |
2 |
3 |
|
1 |
3 |
9 |
|
6 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
10 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
11 |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
|
12 |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
|
13 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
15 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
28 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Grand Total |
3 |
3 |
|
3 |
4 |
13 |