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Crimes of Violence

Commons · Question 70045 · Tabled 22 Jul 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 3 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst

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

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 3 Sep 2025

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...