Knife crime in London has almost doubled in a decade under Sadiq Khan

Knife crime in London has surged 86% over the past decade, with 16,879 incidents in 2024, making up a third of England and Wales’ total, according to the Policy Exchange report Your Money or Your Life: London’s Knife Crime, Robbery and Street Theft Epidemic. The West End alone accounts for nearly 15% of the capital’s knife offences. Only 5% of robberies and 0.6% of theft-from-person cases were solved last year, highlighting enforcement challenges.