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Police data for London doesn’t show knife crime is up 72% in a year

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A claim from Conservative MP Esther McVey isn’t supported by police statistics, which show knife-enabled crime fell by 11% in the year to September 2025.

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Police data for London doesn’t show knife crime is up 72% in a year

A claim from Conservative MP Esther McVey isn’t supported by police statistics, which show knife-enabled crime fell by 11% in the year to September 2025.

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Full Fact broke the news on Thursday, April 16, 2026.
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