Defying the decline of crime overall, offences involving knives and other sharp objects remain a serious concern for British police. Responsible for roughly two-fifths of all homicides each year, some areas of England and Wales experience far higher rates of knife crime than other. Check Express.co.uk’s map below to see how your area fares.
The Metropolitan Police recorded 11,517 knife-related offences in the year to September 2022 – more than any other force in the country. By far the largest service with the most people under their watch, this is not surprising.
In terms of the knife crime rate, London ranked fourth in England and Wales, with 128 offences per 100,000 population. West Midlands was found to have the highest rate of all, at 170.
The City of London was in second place (155), followed by Cleveland (153), then London and Greater Manchester in fifth (121).
The lowest rates were found to be in Suffolk and Dyfed-Powys, with just 37 knife homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in the year each.
