This statistic shows the number of assaults involving a knife/blade in prisons in England and Wales from 2005 to 2018. The highest number of knife/blade assaults during this period was in 2017 with *** reported cases. This is significantly higher than the *** reported cases in 2005.
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GOV.UK. (July 25, 2019). Number of prison assaults where a knife/blade was used in England and Wales from 2005 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/315178/number-knife-assaults-time-prisoners-in-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK. "Number of prison assaults where a knife/blade was used in England and Wales from 2005 to 2018." Chart. July 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315178/number-knife-assaults-time-prisoners-in-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK. (2019). Number of prison assaults where a knife/blade was used in England and Wales from 2005 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315178/number-knife-assaults-time-prisoners-in-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK. "Number of Prison Assaults Where a Knife/Blade Was Used in England and Wales from 2005 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315178/number-knife-assaults-time-prisoners-in-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK, Number of prison assaults where a knife/blade was used in England and Wales from 2005 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315178/number-knife-assaults-time-prisoners-in-england-and-wales/ (last visited July 22, 2025)
Number of prison assaults where a knife/blade was used in England and Wales from 2005 to 2018 [Graph], GOV.UK, July 25, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/315178/number-knife-assaults-time-prisoners-in-england-and-wales/
