KILLINGS involving a knife or sharp instrument fell by 21% last year, according to figures from police forces in England and Wales reports the BBC.
It comes after official data previously showed that homicides had fallen to their lowest level in nearly 50 years.
Crime statistics published on Thursday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed 172 homicides involving a knife or sharp instrument were recorded by police forces in 2025, compared with 217 in 2024.
Last year’s number of knife-related killings is also the lowest since comparable data was first collected in 2010-11.
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