Written questions

Crimes of Violence

Commons · Question 14836 · Tabled 1 Jul 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 6 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of changes in the levels of violent crime in England and Wales.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 6 Jul 2026

At the start of this Parliament, we set two flagship ambitions: to halve knife crime, and to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG).The Office for National Statistics publishes data on crime, including serious violent crime, on a quarterly basis. F...