FOI 531/25 Knife Crime in School
Date: 05/06/25
Enquiry Reference: FOI 531-25
I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request. Below is your request and our response.
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from your police force:
1a) How many times have you responded to a malicious threat or intruder at a school where they have had to do a full lockdown in the years (from January-January): 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025.
- b) Can you give a breakdown to the nature of the incident in reference to question 1a
No information held we do not hold/record this.
2a) How many people aged 0 to 16-years-old have been found in possession of a knife or bladed articles in school and have been arrested for the following years (from January-January): 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025.
- b) Can you give a break down by age and sex in reference to question 2a
Number of children recorded as arrested for a weapon possession offence at a school.
Number of children recorded as arrested for a weapon possession offence at school.
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2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2023 |
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Male |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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13 |
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1 |
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14 |
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1 |
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15 |
2 |
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1 |
1 |
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16 |
1 |
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3a) How many people aged 0 to 16-years-old have been charged for possession of a knife or bladed article at a school for the following years (from January-January): 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025.
- b) Can you give a break down by age and sex in reference to question 3a
Only 1 (male aged 15) was charged in 2021.
4a) How many violent assaults have you attended in schools for the following years (from January-January): 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025.
- b) Can you give a break down by age and sex in reference to question 4a
Attendance data is only held on the system for attendance since June 2023 and therefore have provided arrests to be consistent with the last question.
Number of children recorded as arrested for a violence with injury offence at a school.
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2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 to April |
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Female |
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1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
12 |
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1 |
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15 |
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2 |
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2 |
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Male |
2 |
|
1 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
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12 |
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1 |
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13 |
1 |
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1 |
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2 |
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14 |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
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15 |
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1 |
1 |
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16 |
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1 |
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Having made enquiries within the Force above is all the information we hold. Please note that all statistical data supplied in relation to Freedom of Information requests is a snapshot of data held at the time the request was received by the Freedom of Information office and is subject to constant change/updates.
The Cleveland Police response to your request is unique and it should be noted that Police Forces do not use generic systems or identical procedures to capture and record data therefore responses from Cleveland Police should not be used as a comparison with any other force response you receive.
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Yours sincerely
Information Rights Decision Maker