Sarah Jones

Knife robberies have fallen sharply in major cities thanks to joint government and police action to tackle one of the most harmful forms of violence and make communities safe. New Home Office data shows that robberies involving a knife in the 7 highest volume areas are now more than a fifth lower (21%) than they were in June 2024. Offences fell from 15,918 i…

Community policing will finally have the powers it needs to effectively tackle local issues as the landmark Crime and Policing Act becomes law. For too long, community policing has been continuously downgraded, lacking the resources and powers it needs to properly protect the communities it serves. Today, the government has delivered a series of vital measur…

Over the same period, knife homicides have fallen by 27%, with knife-point robberies and hospital admissions for stabbings down by 10% and 11% respectively. Successful surrender schemes, bans of zombie-style knives, machetes and ninja swords since the election, have seen 57,726 knives and weapons handed in. Border Force have also seized 4,656 knives at the b…

Up to 250 schools in high knife crime hotspots will receive specialist training and support to divert children from serious violence. The government will launch the ‘Safety In & Around Schools Partnership’ to invest £1.2 million to support schools in areas of high knife crime and improve pupils’ safety on their way to and from school. The partnership wil…

The vast majority of knife crime happens in the same place and same street, over and over again. The government is investing over £26 million into the Knife Crime Concentrations Fund to support these surges in activity in the 27 police forces whose areas account for 90% of knife crime in England and Wales. To enable this, the Home Office has shared new natio…

Over 3,000 additional police officers and police community support officers ( PCSOs ) have been put into neighbourhood roles in less than a year, as new figures reveal the government has hit this target 2 months ahead of schedule. While murders and serious violent crimes are at their lowest level for more than a decade, communities have continued to be bligh…

Part of the National Youth Strategy, a network of 50 Hubs will provide joined-up services across mental health and wellbeing, employment and crime prevention Next week the Government will launch its plan to halve knife crime within a decade to save lives, transform the futures of young people and protect communities across the country Young people in eight l…

More drug lines have been closed, gang leaders arrested and dangerous weapons seized than ever before due to county lines operations. New data released today shows that 2,740 county lines have been closed, 1,657 gang leaders charged and 961 knives were seized in 2025. Since the election, these operations have resulted in 3,785 line closures, 2,175 gang leade…