Possession of knife offences

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/24/1887

Version Date: 29/04/2024 

How many individuals under the age of 18 have been found to be carrying a knife by your police force in the following years:
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.

The table below provides the number of possession of weapons crimes relating to knives specifically that have been recorded over the last 6 years relating to suspects aged under 18.

Year	Under 18 Possession of Knife offences
2018	49
2019	47
2020	53
2021	63
2022	34
2023	39