Knife crime
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/24/002529/E
Version Date: 19/11/2024
The Performance Analysis Department have provided the following information.
Searches were completed for all occurrences reported with a knife crime flag added. The below data is all the main crime groups with a knife crime flag.
Statistics for the last five years on knife crime cases (from 1st January 2019 and 31st December 2023)
1. In the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area
Knife crime flagged occurrences in BCP LPA by Main Crime Group
|
Main Crime Groups |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
Total |
|
Burglary Other |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
|
Criminal Damage |
32 |
81 |
37 |
9 |
7 |
166 |
|
Drug Offences |
16 |
14 |
13 |
10 |
16 |
69 |
|
Dwelling Burglary |
8 |
6 |
9 |
10 |
7 |
40 |
|
Non Crime |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
10 |
|
|
Other Offences |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
|
Possession of Weapons |
166 |
128 |
105 |
100 |
127 |
626 |
|
Public Order |
83 |
53 |
61 |
47 |
44 |
288 |
|
Robbery |
48 |
97 |
76 |
37 |
47 |
305 |
|
Sexual Offences |
4 |
6 |
7 |
2 |
6 |
25 |
|
Theft |
10 |
13 |
11 |
4 |
10 |
48 |
|
Theft From Motor Vehicle |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
|
Theft of Motor Vehicle |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|||
|
Violence Against the Person |
255 |
254 |
271 |
182 |
146 |
1108 |
|
Grand Total |
630 |
656 |
598 |
408 |
417 |
2709 |
- In the rest of the Dorset area
Knife crime flagged occurrences in County LPA by Main Crime Group
|
Main Crime Groups |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
Total |
|
Burglary Other |
3 |
1 |
4 |
|||
|
Criminal Damage |
23 |
49 |
19 |
8 |
4 |
103 |
|
Drug Offences |
2 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
18 |
|
Dwelling Burglary |
5 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
13 |
|
|
Non Crime |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|||
|
Other Offences |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
||
|
Possession of Weapons |
86 |
53 |
45 |
50 |
76 |
310 |
|
Public Order |
31 |
20 |
20 |
19 |
26 |
116 |
|
Robbery |
13 |
20 |
10 |
11 |
22 |
76 |
|
Sexual Offences |
3 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
|
Theft |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
|
Theft From Motor Vehicle |
1 |
1 |
||||
|
Theft of Motor Vehicle |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
||
|
Violence Against the Person |
133 |
105 |
86 |
60 |
72 |
456 |
|
Grand Total |
303 |
263 |
195 |
155 |
211 |
1127 |