Knives: Rural Areas

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce knife crime in rural areas.

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1. 22 January 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce knife crime in rural areas.

   Source: Commons

2. 29 January 2026

   Answer

   We are already making clear progress against our ambition to halve knife crime. In our first year, police-recorded knife crime offences fell by 5%, the first reduction in four years.Knife homicides have also fallen by almost 20% over the last year, and we...

   Source: Written answer

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