Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the 6% overall annual reduction in knife-enabled robbery incidents is a direct result of targeted police action. These areas had seen a steep rise in incidents between July 2023 and June 2024, accounting for 70% of knife-enabled robbery at the time. “Anyone can be a victim of knife crime, but new ‘hex mapping’ technology shows that the vast majority of knife crime is concentrated in a relatively small, hyper-concentrated number of areas. “The Government’s knife surrender scheme has been a sign of commitment to tackling the scourge of knife crime. He said: “Under Labour’s Mayor, the capital has become Britain’s knife crime capital, accounting for over 32% of all knife crime and over 45% of knife-point robberies in England.

Source: The Times August 01, 2025 11:15 UTC