It’s been a gruesome week for London with two dead, eight stabbed, and a man shot. On Monday (July 28) in Bermondsey, a 58-year-old man and a 27-year-old man were fatally knifed at a ‘business unit’ during a quadruple stabbing.
The Metropolitan Police has clarified the largescale stabbing was not terror related. There were also knifings in West Ham, Newham, Kilburn, and Mayfair.
Meanwhile, south of the river saw a man shot right outside a busy hospital in the early hours of Wednesday (July 30) morning. And just today (Friday, August 1) a woman was attacked in Shepherd’s Bush and taken to hospital.
Despite the bleak news, the latest figures 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.
Two dead in Bermondsey
Two men died after a quadruple stabbing in Bermondsey on Monday (July 28). Police were called to a business premises in Long Lane, Southwark at 1pm on Monday and found four people had been stabbed.
A 58-year-old man died at the scene while three other men were taken to hospital, the Metropolitan Police said. A 27-year-old man has since died in hospital.
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West Ham stabbing
A man was rushed to hospital after he was knifed in West Ham Park on Tuesday (July 29). The park was temporarily closed as a result.
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, a paramedic from our tactical response unit and clinical team managers. We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.
“We treated a man at the scene and took him to a major trauma centre by road.”
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Newham stabbing
A 14-year-old boy was fighting for his life after being knifed in Newham. Police racied to Charlemont Road at around 4pm on Saturday (July 26) to reports of a stabbing.
There they found the teenager who had serious stab wounds and was rushed to hospital where he is in critical condition.
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Kilburn stabbing
In North-West London, a 19-year-old was left fighting for his life after he was knifed on Kilburn High Road. Police raced to the scene at about 3.10pm on Wednesday (July 30) and no arrests were made.
His condition has since been assessed as not life-threatening.
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Mayfair stabbing
A man has been rushed to hospital after being stabbed in Mayfair near Claridge’s Hotel this morning (Thursday, July 31). Police have reassured the public they are work at a “fast-pace” to catch the person responsible.
The 47-year-old man was found with stab wounds on Brook’s Mews, not far from Claridge’s, at around 7.55am.
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Denmark Hill shooting
A 21-year-old man was shot outside King’s College Hospital at about 2.30am on Wednesday (July 30). His injuries were not life-threatening and there have been no arrests.
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Pensioner run over in Central London
An elderly man was left fighting for his life after being hit by a 159 bus on Regent’s Street on Monday. The pedestrian, a man in his 80s, was treated at the scene and taken to hospital by the London Ambulance Service.
A second person was injured but they were discharged.
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Shepherd’s Bush attack
A woman was attacked on Shepherd’s Bush Green at about 10.50am today (Friday, August 1). We don’t know the severity of her injuries, but the London Ambulance Service told us she is in hospital.
MyLondon has contacted the Metropolitan Police for more information.
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