Figures from the Office for National Statistics show 282 homicides were committed using a knife or sharp instrument in the year to March 2022 - a 19% rise compared with the previous year.
The number of fatal stabbings in England and Wales is at its highest level since records began more than 76 years ago.
Figures from the Office for National Statistics show 282 homicides were committed using a knife or sharp instrument in the year to March 2022. This is a 19% rise compared with the previous year - and the highest annual total since records began in 1946, according to the ONS.The total number of fatal stabbings in 2021-22 is similar to a previous record of 281 in the 12 months to March 2018.
The ONS said the recent increase was driven by an 18% rise in the number of male victims, from 184 to 218.Read more UK news:
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