Knife crime in schools 298/2025
FOI Reference: 298/25
Request:
Q1: For the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 and 2024 the number of offences involving a knife committed at schools?
Q2: For the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 and 2024 the number of offences involving a knife at school broken down by offence subgroup as per the Home Office counting rules?
Q3: For the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 and 2024 the number of suspects for offences involving a knife committed at schools broken down by age and sex of the suspect?
Q4: For the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 and 2024 involving a knife committed at schools broken down by how the suspect knows the victim?
Q5: For the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 and 2024 the number of suspects for offences involving a knife committed at schools broken down by age and sex of the victim?
Q6: For the questions above, what method did you use to filter offences down to those committed at schools?
Response 1:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
|
Year |
Volume |
|
2020 |
13 |
|
2021 |
6 |
|
2022 |
8 |
|
2023 |
12 |
|
2024 |
14 |
|
Grand Total |
53 |
Response 2:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
|
Category |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
Arson and Criminal Damage |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Other |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Possession of weapons |
10 |
5 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
|
Public Order Offences |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Violence against the person |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
|
Grand Total |
13 |
6 |
8 |
4 |
14 |
|
Sub-Category |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
Assault with Injury |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
Assault without injury |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
Criminal Damage to a Building - Business and Community |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Stalking and Harassment |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Malicious Communications |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Other Offences |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Possession of an article with a blade or point |
9 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
|
Possession of Other Weapons |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
Public Fear, Alarm or Distress - Public Order Act Sec 4a |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Grand Total |
13 |
6 |
8 |
12 |
14 |
Response 3:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
|
Age of Suspect |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
Under 18 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
|
Over 18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Unknown |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
Grand Total |
13 |
6 |
8 |
12 |
14 |
|
Suspect Gender |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
Female |
3 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
|
Male |
9 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
|
Unknown |
1 |
|
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
Grand Total |
13 |
6 |
8 |
12 |
14 |
Response 4:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
|
Victim - Suspect Relationship |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
Acquaintance |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
|
Stranger |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Victimless/crime against state |
10 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
|
Not known/No current suspect |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
Grand Total |
13 |
6 |
8 |
12 |
14 |
Response 5:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
|
Age of Victim |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
Under 18 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
|
Over 18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
Not Applicable (Victim is the state / school) |
10 |
4 |
5 |
10 |
5 |
|
Unknown |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Grand Total |
13 |
6 |
8 |
12 |
14 |
|
Victim Gender |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
Female |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
|
Male |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
|
Not Applicable (Victim is the state / school) or Unknown |
10 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
5 |
|
Grand Total |
13 |
6 |
8 |
12 |
14 |
Response 6:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
Pre Niche Systems (NICHE implementation May 2023): Filtered all offences by `Knife Carried’ and `Knife Used’ in Crime_MO_Weapons List’ and filtered the results by the key word `school’ in the crime summary field.
Post Niche: Filtered all crimes by `Bladed implement’ in the `Weapon Description’ field and filtered the results by the key word `school’ in the crime summary field. The remaining results were also filtered by `school’ in the occurrence address field.
It should be noted that as a result of the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such information that the information released may or may not be accurate.
Furthermore, it should also be noted that Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. It should be noted that for these reasons this force's response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 21/03/2025)
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