Written Question·Home Office·UIN 70045

Crimes of Violence

Tabled: 22 July 2025

Answered: 3 September 2025

Question

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

Conservative — Solihull West and Shirley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the causes of recent trends in serious violent crime.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson

The Office for National Statistics publishes information on crime, including serious violent crime, on a quarterly basis. The latest information, for the year ending March 2025, shows that serious violence has fallen, including the first fall in knife cri...

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