"Knife crime has steadily increased in London over the years The number of knife crimes, or sharp instrument offences in the capital, has increased over the last decade. Compared with 2023/2024, knife crime rose by approximately eight per cent. Incidents fell to 10,150 during the pandemic. This is in line with general increases of overall crime in England and Wales. In 2022/23, there were approximately 6.74 million crime offences across England and Wales, compared with just over four million ten years earlier."
"Sexual offences in the capital have risen in the past decade, jumping from 16,147 offences in 2015/2016 to 26,803 in 2024/2025, data from the ONS showed. Since 2021/2022, however, offences had slowly been decreasing year on year, until last year. This could align with the force's renewed commitment to tackling violence against women, following a string of horrific cases including the murder of Sarah Everard by serving police officer Wayne Couzens, and girls leading to better reporting."
Knife crime in London has risen over the last decade, with a roughly 8% increase compared with 2023/2024 and pandemic incidents falling to 10,150. Overall crime in England and Wales increased to about 6.74 million offences in 2022/23, up from just over four million ten years earlier. Sexual offences in London rose from 16,147 in 2015/16 to 26,803 in 2024/25, after a period of gradual decline since 2021/22 until last year. The ONS warns that police-recorded sexual offence figures can be unreliable because of recording changes, new offence categories, and shifting victim reporting.
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