Weapons in schools 603/2026

FOI Reference: 603/2026

Request

1. Please provide the number of offences recorded by your force under each of the following CJS offence codes, for each of the last three financial years (2023/24), (2024/25) and (2025/26):

CJ88151 – Possess offensive weapon on school/further education premises

CJ88152 – Possess article with blade/sharply pointed article on school/further education premises

CJ88155 – Threaten a person with a blade/sharply pointed article on school premises

CJ88155B – Aid/abet a person to threaten with a blade/sharply pointed article on school/further education premises

CJ88156 – Threaten a person with an offensive weapon on school premises

CJ88156B – Aid/abet a person to threaten with an offensive weapon on school/further education premises

2. For the 2025/26 time period, please also provide a breakdown of the type of weapon or article involved in each recorded offence (for example, kitchen knife, lock knife, machete, replica firearm, or other specified item), to the extent this is held in a structured or readily retrievable format.

 

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below:-

Response Q1

HO code 008/27

2023/24 – 3

2024/25 – 10

2025/26 – 9

HO code 008/28

2023/24 – 2

2024/25 – 6

2025/26 – 8

HO code 008/62

2023/24 – 0

2024/25 – 3

2025/26 – 9

HO code 008/63

2023/24 – 0

2024/25 – 0

2025/26 – 1

Response Q2

There were 28 crimes recorded for 2025/26 for the above HO codes and these are the type of weapon or article recorded:-

Knife – 7

Screw driver – 1

Stanley blade – 1

Samurai Sword – 1

Makeshift weapons “shanks” – 1

Swiss Army Knife – 1

Butter knife – 5

Arrow shaped implement made of solid black plastic with a sharp tip – 1

Kunai Knife (replica) – 1

Pole – 2

Shiv – 1

Makeshift knife – 1

Safety scissors – 2

Foldable knife – 1

Bladed article – 1

Dinner knife – 1

Please note: The type of weapon used has been obtained from reading through each of crime summary.

 

(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 26/06/2026)

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