It’s been a violent few days for London as eight people have been stabbed. The attacks have been spread right across the city.
Despite the violence, none of the stabbings has been fatal. However, streets city-wide have seen police tape go up as the authorities gathered evidence to find the culprits.
Bleak news aside, the latest stats from May 2024 to April 2025 showed a three per cent drop in violent crime across the capital compared to same period during the previous year. This is a drop of around 257,000 incidents.
National statistics show that while overall murders and gun incidents have fallen, offences involving knives or sharp articles have seen slight increases – about two per cent year‑on‑year up to December 2024. London-specific initiatives, such as its Violence Reduction Unit, have supported reductions in youth reoffending and homicide rates.
Man stabbed in Dalston
A man is in hospital with suspected knife injuries after police were called to a stabbing in East London last night (July 15). Three people were arrested at the scene on Kingsland High Street, in Dalston.
A woman was arrested at the scene after being found with a knife after police were called to reports of a stabbing at around 12.20am.
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Man stabbed in Central London
Around 24 hours earlier a man was taken to hospital after a stabbing in the middle of the night. Police were called to Piccadilly at around 1am on Monday (July 14).
There they found a man in his 20s before he was taken to A&E.
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Two teenagers knifed in Sydenham
A double stabbing left two teenagers in hospital on Tuesday (July 15). The police raced to Venner Road, Sydenham, at about 11.10pm to reports of a street brawl.
There they found two 16-year-olds, who were taken to hospital with stab injuries.
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Man stabbed in South Norwood corner shop
A man in his 40s was stabbed in a South London corner shop on Wednesday night (July 16). Police raced to Portland Food & Wine, on Portland Road, just before 7.30pm following calls about a stabbing and assault.
It is believed the injured man is a shop worker but this is yet to be confirmed.
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Teenager stabbed in Brent
An 18-year-old was left with “potentially life-changing” injuries after he was repeatedly knifed on a residential north London road yesterday (Thursday, July 17). No arrests have yet been made in connection with the incident.
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Wandsworth Road stabbing
A man has been raced to A&E after he was knifed on Wandsworth Road in broad daylight. Cops rushed to Wandsworth Road in Battersea at about 2.50pm today (Friday, July 18) to reports of a knifing.
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Purley fight
Five men are in hospital with “significant injuries” after an ‘assault’ in Purley last night (July 17). Police rushed to Purley High Street just before 10.30pm, with officers seizing multiple weapons from the busy Croydon road.
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