coffeewalnut08 on January 1, 2026 2:11 pm Backed up by other reports: [Knife crime offences hit their lowest level since before pandemic | The Ben Kinsella Trust](https://benkinsella.org.uk/knife-crime-offences-hit-their-lowest-level-since-before-pandemic/) [Fall in knife crime in the West Midlands is praised as we work to take weapons off streets | West Midlands Police](https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/august/fall-in-knife-crime-in-the-west-midlands-is-praised-as-we-work-to-take-weapons-off-streets/) [Knife crime in Suffolk sees 20% drop in latest figures | Suffolk Constabulary](https://www.suffolk.police.uk/news/suffolk/news/news/2025/april/knife-crime-in-suffolk-sees-20-drop-in-latest-figures/) [Homicides are falling in London: What the 2025 data says as yearly tally set to drop to lowest level – My London](https://www.mylondon.news/news/uk-world-news/homicide-london-data-figures-explained-33116167)
Jaded_Strain_3753 on January 1, 2026 2:33 pm Yes, it seems like they have genuinely done a good job on this. Should be celebrated.
Key_Fold_1113 on January 1, 2026 5:17 pm All labour had to do was not try to strip every civil liberty away from people and they would be the most popular party by a wide margin
aleopardstail on January 1, 2026 5:34 pm good, they claim the credit when it goes down, fair enough, good for them, of course they are say “nothing to do with us” when it gets worse
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Backed up by other reports:
[Knife crime offences hit their lowest level since before pandemic | The Ben Kinsella Trust](https://benkinsella.org.uk/knife-crime-offences-hit-their-lowest-level-since-before-pandemic/)
[Fall in knife crime in the West Midlands is praised as we work to take weapons off streets | West Midlands Police](https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/august/fall-in-knife-crime-in-the-west-midlands-is-praised-as-we-work-to-take-weapons-off-streets/)
[Knife crime in Suffolk sees 20% drop in latest figures | Suffolk Constabulary](https://www.suffolk.police.uk/news/suffolk/news/news/2025/april/knife-crime-in-suffolk-sees-20-drop-in-latest-figures/)
[Homicides are falling in London: What the 2025 data says as yearly tally set to drop to lowest level – My London](https://www.mylondon.news/news/uk-world-news/homicide-london-data-figures-explained-33116167)
Yes, it seems like they have genuinely done a good job on this. Should be celebrated.
All labour had to do was not try to strip every civil liberty away from people and they would be the most popular party by a wide margin
good, they claim the credit when it goes down, fair enough, good for them, of course they are say “nothing to do with us” when it gets worse