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Young children bringing knives to school, BBC invetsigation finds

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October 9, 2025
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Young children bringing knives to school, BBC invetsigation finds

A BBC investigation has shone a light on “incidents of very young children” bringing knives to primary school. Kent Police recorded an assault that involved a four-year-old, and officers in the West Midlands reported a six-year-old bringing a “flick knife” into class.

“I just felt like I need to protect myself,” a teenager in Sheffield who admitted to taking knives to school told the broadcaster.

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In 2024, there were 1,304 offences involving either knives or sharp objects at schools and sixth forms in England and Wales, according to a FOI request from the BBC. 10% of those were from young children at primary school, according to police data.

A West Midlands educational trust said it would be installing permanent metal-detecting “knife arches” in all four of its secondary schools because the rate of knife crime in its area had been so high.

41 out of the 43 police forces in England and Wales responded to the BBC’s request for more information about knife incidents at school. Two-thirds gave data on the ages and genders involved, revealing that nearly 80% of offences were committed by boys, with teenagers beign the vast majority.

The government said in response that it is on a “mission to halve knife crime” and that “schools have the power to implement security measures, including knife arches, where necessary.”

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