Knife crimes fluctuate in west

KNIFE crime across west London has decreased 9% over the past year, but some boroughs have seen a significant increase.

In March 2018, fewer knife crimes were reported in most west London neighbourhoods compared to the number reported in March last year, with 1,217 compared to 1,108.

Westminster was the worst west London borough for reported knife crime. In March 2017, there were 41 knife crimes reported in Westminster, including 15 assaults with knives and two knifepoint robberies in which the victims were hurt. In March 2018 this number had risen to a chilling 56 reported knife crimes – a 36% rise.

People were injured in 17, or 36%, of the knife crimes reported in Westminster in March and six or 11% were robbed at knifepoint and injured.

In Hounslow the number of reported knife crimes had also increased.

In March 2018 there were a total of 27 knife crimes reported compared to 24 in March last year. Fifteen or 55% of the knife crimes reported in Hounslow last month were assaults using knives in which people were injured. Three people were also robbed at knife point and injured.

In March 2017 nine people were injured in assaults with knives and two were injured and robbed at knifepoint.

was the west London borough with the second highest number of knife crimes reported in March 2018, but while there were a total of 50 knife crimes reported in March last month, this is the same as the number reported in March 2017.

In March 2018, 14 people were injured in assaults with knives in the borough and none were injured in knifepoint robberies. In March 2017, 19 people were injured in assaults using knives and five were injured in knifepoint robberies, so while the overall figure of knife crimes reported in March this year remains the same the number of people injured with knives has decreased.

was another borough where the number of knife crimes reported seems to have stabilised.

In March 2018 there were a total of 23 knife crimes reported in the neighbourhood, including nine assaults and no knifepoint robberies. Although the overall number of knife crimes reported in March 2017 was the same, there was a higher level of people hurt by knives, with two injured in knifepoint robberies.

There has been a 27% drop in the number of knife crimes reported in March 2018 compared to March 2017 in

In March 2018 there were a total of 35 knife crimes in Ealing, including 15 people injured with knives in assaults. None were injured with knives in robberies. In March 2017 the figure was higher with 48 knife crimes reported. Eighteen people were injured in assaults with knives and no people were injured in knifepoint robberies.

experienced 34% fewer knife crimes reported in March 2018 compared to March 2017.

In March 2017, a total of 29 knife crimes were reported in the borough, including eight assaults with knives. In March 2018 this number had dropped to a total of 19 reported knife crimes, including six people injured in assaults with knives.

No people were reportedly injured in knifepoint robberies in March 2017 or March 2018.

There were 15% fewer knife crimes reported in in March 2018.

While the number of knife crimes reported had dropped from 20 to 17, there were a higher number of people hurt in knife crimes in March this year.

In March 2017, eight people were assaulted with knives in Harrow whereas in March 2018 this number had risen to 12.

Two people were robbed at knife point were injured in March 2018 and five were in March 2017.

experienced a significant 53% drop in the number of knife crimes reported in March 2018.

There were a total of nine knife crimes reported in the borough in March 2018 compared to 19 in the same period last year.

Only one person was reportedly injured in an assault with a knife in March 2018, compared to five in March last year. Nobody was robbed and hurt with a knife in the borough in March 2017 or in March 2018.

In in March 2018 reported knife crime had dropped by 50%.

Only seven knife crimes were reported in the borough in March 2018 when 14 were reported for the same period last year. Three people were injured in knife assaults last month, while eight were reportedly injured in March 2017.