Labour Party 2024 manifesto's pledge

We aim to halve knife crime in a decade.

Made in Labour's 2024 general election manifesto, before the election that formed the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government.

Made 2024-06-13 · Deadline a decade · Where it was made · archived copy · Speaker's own words, quoted

What the official figures show

Police recorded offences involving knives or sharp instruments, England and Wales (excluding Greater Manchester Police), year ending March 2024 (baseline)

50510offences

2026-10-23 · Office for National Statistics, Crime in England and Wales · receipt

Police recorded offences involving knives or sharp instruments, England and Wales, year ending March 2026 (latest)

48774offences

2026-10-23 · Office for National Statistics, Crime in England and Wales · receipt

These figures are repeated from their sources and update automatically. We don't say whether the pledge has been kept.