Knife crime

Officers arrested the man within minutes

Armed officers arrest man with knife just three minutes after 999 call
Armed police swooped on a Yorkshire street in just three minutes after being alerted to a man with a knife.

Harvey Willgoose

Teen admits stabbing Harvey Willgoose to death at school

Ian Pemberton has been jailed for attempted murder

Man left victim in a coma after 'savage' knife attack

Watch: Man caught carrying knife "disguised as a credit card"

The Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin and Deputy Mayor Alison Lowe OBE at the launch of the Police and Crime Plan.

How we can prevent more young lives being lost to knife crime - Tracy Brabin

Murder victim drives away from his killer who is still grasping knife.

Murder victim drives away from killer who is still holding knife

Harvey Willgoose's parents Mark Willgoose (left), and Caroline outside Sheffield Town Hall as they prepared to march to Bramall Lane in memory of their son last weekend

'It was just horrendous' mum of Harvey Willgoose says of day teen died

Harrowing CCTV shows the final moments of a teenager's life as he fled two thugs who stabbed him in a park in broad daylight.

Harrowing CCTV shows moment stabbed teen flees his killers

Man with a knife is chased down by police officer on a bike.

Watch: Man with a knife is chased down by police officer on a bike

Kamil Milczarczyk was murdered in Hull city centre

How 'innocuous' incident in Yorkshire bar led to murder of 24-year-old

Rising knife crime in Sheffield puts young people and communities at risk, as South Yorkshire Police struggle to address the growing crisis amid gaps in data and resources.

Spike in knife crime across Sheffield exposes critical data gaps in police repor...

Cutting Deep: The Knife Crime Crisis talks to one of the most hard-hitting anti-knife crime school teachers in the country, and looks at the issues facing young people and weapons.

Knife crime documentary: 'My brother was killed for revenge'

Abusive husband stabs wife so hard the knife snapped and tells cop 'I'm not bothered'

Chilling moment husband stabs wife and tells cop he's 'not bothered'

Police find knife hidden in man’s sock

Watch as police pull a kitchen knife from a man’s sock

CCTV captures two men creeping up on the parked car

CCTV shows machete thug get shot in chest as he attacks rival

Six in 10 people don’t know first aid for treating stab wounds according to St John Ambulance. (Photo: Stock Adobe)

The vital first aid for stab wounds that 6 in 10 admit they don't know

Paul Sharp, pictured, was tragically stabbed to death in Rotherham in October 2023. Police said today, Friday, September 6, 2024, that a 46-year-old man had been re-arrested on suspicion of murder

Arrest after man was found stabbed to death in Yorkshire last year

Sandra McMurray mother of Jonathan McMurray who was killed 22 years ago are now looking for justice for his murder.

My son was murdered walking home 22 years ago - help find his killer

Angela and Gary make a heartfelt plea to track down a person who has information about their son’s murder.

"Our son was stabbed to death": Emotional plea and £20k reward

Carl Scott, the ex-gang member who turned his life around after a friend 'died in his arms' - and now runs anti-knife crime campaigns.

I watched my friend get stabbed to death...it was a huge wake-up call

Sam Teale Productions team.

Local filmmaker’s powerful message against knife crime
A powerful new short film, produced by Sam Teale Productions, premiered in Batley last night, highlighting the pressing issue of knife crime.
Sophie Seddon

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper lays flowers near the scene on a knife attack in Hart Street, Southport. PIC: James Speakman/PA Wire

Southport stabbings show the need for conversation on knife crime - Jayne Dowle

A police tent in West Park in Wolverhampton following a stabbing.

Watch: Region records highest rate of knife crime offences

Video grab from police bodycam footage of PC Maverick Reddington being attacked by Mark Fox.

Shocking moment police officers come under attack from knifeman

Knife-wielding thug, Seye Djli, 24, was captured on CCTV as he prowled the streets of Leicester hunting for victims.

Knife-wielding thug who robbed eight people in a single day jailed

Nathan Smith, 33, has been jailed for 5 years. Here he is smashing the windscreen of a vehicle, while wearing a balaclava, gloves and brandishing a machete.

Watch: Machete-wielding burglar's terrifying rampage caught on CCTV

Toby Colling, best friend of murdered Horsforth schoolboy Alfie Lewis who has been training with his Jiu Jitsu coach Nam Hoang at Combat Fitness in Armley Leeds, photographed by Tony Johnson for The Yorkshire Post
Toby was the one due to meet Alfie after school and found him stabbed in the road in Horsforth.. 26th June 2024

Close friend of teen murdered outside school speaks of impact on community

Tributes left on a bench on Broadgate Lane, Horsforth, following the death of Alfie Lewis. PIC: Dave Higgens/PA Wire

The tragic death of Alfie Lewis highlights the urgent need to tackle knife crime

Two men seen fighting with Rambo knives on Cadoxton Avenue in Tottenham

Watch: Terrifying footage of Rambo-knife fight on residential street

An off-duty response officer, PC Rishi Thobhani, has described how he jumped into action and chased down a shoplifter - despite being threatened with a large kitchen knife.

Watch: Off-duty police officer takes down knife-wielding shoplifter

Gokool-Mely was convicted of murder after a jury at the Old Bailey deliberated for more than 16 hours.

Watch: Chilling CCTV shows knife-obsessed killer riding stolen bike

Nero and Nevardo McLean (left) have been jailed for the murder of Junior Osborne, 50 (inset), after being caught on CCTV.

Watch: 'Feral' twins jailed for killing cyclist in brutal stabbing
Watch the CCTV that put two ‘feral’ twin brothers behind bars - after they stabbed a ‘much loved’ family man to death in a ‘planned and co-ordinated attack’.
Lucinda Herbert

Watch the moment police officers armed with tasers tackle a man with a knife and two blades.

Caught on camera: Taser officers tackle man with knife

Danny Castledine was stabbed to death while on holiday in Amsterdam in 2022.

Our son was stabbed to death on a holiday in Amsterdam

Police officers.

Police told to increase use of stop and search

The widow of Ian Kirwan, 53, who was stabbed to death outside Asda has spoken for the first time since the murder.

Watch: My husband was killed by knife-carrying teen outside Asda

Soma Deasley, 36, dropped a knife during a shoplifting spree.

Caught on CCTV: Bungling shoplifter drops knife as he stuffs backpack

CCTV of an armed robbery where the burglars yielded a machete.

Watch as knife-wielding thug raids store - but gets locked in by staff

armed police arrest man in Starbucks

Watch: Armed police storm into Starbucks to arrest man with knife

Jack Bolton, with a huge knife on the streets of Nottingham.

Watch: Teen thugs clash with machetes in brawl outside art gallery

A knife-wielding man attacks a Deliveroo rider.

Watch: Moment knifeman pounces on Deliveroo rider - who fights back

Ronan Kanda

Watch: TV documentary highlights reality of Black Country knife crime

Idris Elba stands in front of an installation of over 200 bundles of clothing representing the lives lost to Knife crime in the UK as he calls on the Government to take immediate action to prevent serious youth violence at Parliament Square on January 08, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Don't Stop Your Future)

Watch as Idris Elba calls for immediate ban on zombie knives

Elianne Andam, 15, was stabbed to death on Wednesday morning in Croydon, south London.

17-year-old boy charged with murder of teenager in Croydon

The teenage victim was just 15 years old

'Cowardly ambush': Boy aged 15 stabbed in the back with kitchen knife

3 men arrested after 16-year old stabbed to death

Prince Harry and Meghan have been married since 2018. Credit: Getty Images

Rishi Sunak speaks out on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle car chase

Greater regulation needed to tackle knife crime.

Legislation needed on advertising knives - Yorkshire Post Letters

TAKING INITIATIVE: Josh Warrington at Leeds Alliance Boxing Club. Picture: Luke Holroyd.

Josh Warrington takes part in initiative to tackle knife crime in Leeds

Young lives are being lost as a result of knife crime. Photo: Stock.adobe.com

Tougher sentences won’t bring end to knife crime, we need to make young people f...

The meeting heard that some young people carry knives in order to "feel safer".

‘Fear’ of knife crime prevalent among young people in Leeds, meeting hears

Is the Government spending sufficient money on tackling violent crime?

Time to tackle root causes of violent crime – The Yorkshire Post says

Former police officer GP Taylor is calling for radical action to stop the tide of knife crime. Picture posed by model.

GP Taylor: What it was like as a police officer to be stabbed twice – and why kn...

Almost a fifth of knife criminals in West Yorkshire are children

Leeds Lives Not Knives

Leeds Lives Not Knives: City's young people help to tackle knife crime

Human remains were found buried on land in Swaithe, Barnsley

Post mortem to be carried out on human remains found buried on land in Barnsley

Tests are to be carried out on human bones found in Barnsley on Sunday

Tests on human bones found in South Yorkshire continue today

Sheffield schools rejected the opportunity to use body scanners which are deployed at some schools in London.

Sheffield schools reject body scanner offer from police to search pupils for kni...

Dr Vincent Uzomah, who was stabbed and almost killed as he taught at a school in Bradford in 2015. Image: Tony Johnson

Stabbed teacher's call for action over knife crime in schools

Shaun Morley

Extra police on duty in Sheffield city centre after stabbings

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