Another offender came in front of the courts for a fifth knife crime offence. On each occasion they received a community sentence. "I have met many young people who have been caught with weapons.

In it police found a rucksack which contained a knife, a chisel and a crowbar. Forensic tests showed Gavin’s DNA on the bag. Miss Patel told Judge Ian Unsworth that the break-in and the theft of ...

A NEW project designed at tackling and responding to knife crime is set to be launched in St Helens later this year. Across the country, knife crime has become an increasingly worrying problem in ...

The campaign is based on a real-life fatal stabbing in South Yorkshire, investigated by Detective Constable Thomas Ryan. After witnessing the devastation caused by knife crime, DC Ryan was ...

Sosa Henkoma insisted a knife ban won't solve knife crime, and "it's about creating opportunities for young people rather than sitting down and shutting them down”. He understands first-hand how ...

Knife crime offences recorded by police forces in England and Wales have risen in recent years and are almost back at levels seen before the Covid-19 pandemic. Here are the key numbers and trends ...

Knife crime offences recorded by police forces in England and Wales have risen in recent years and are almost back at levels seen before the Covid-19 pandemic. Here are the key numbers and trends in ...

Some 23 of 44 police forces recorded a rise in knife crime offences in the year to September 2024 (Andrew Parker/Alamy) Knife crime offences recorded by police forces in England and Wales have ...

TV viewers have said Idris Elba’s documentary on knife crime was a "hard watch" but "compelling" viewing. The Wire star spent the last year filming BBC programme Our Knife Crime Crisis.