Knives: Crime

(asked on 2nd September 2025) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Mayor of London about the reported 58.5 per cent increase in knife crime in London between 2021 and 2024.


Answered by
Lord Hanson of Flint Portrait
Lord Hanson of Flint
Minister of State (Home Office)
This question was answered on 16th September 2025

The Home Office remains in regular contact with the Mayor of London across all knife crime issues.

The Mayor of London and Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime were members of the Knife-Enabled Robbery (KER) Taskforce, chaired by the Policing Minister.

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