This statistic shows the serious injuries resulting from assaults in prisons in England and Wales in 2018. The most common injury was cuts requiring sutures with *** cases. This was followed by a black eye incidents and fracture.
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GOV.UK. (July 25, 2019). Serious injuries arising from prison assault incidents in England and Wales in 2018, by type of injury [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/315180/number-assaults-incidents-injury-prisoners-in-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK. "Serious injuries arising from prison assault incidents in England and Wales in 2018, by type of injury." Chart. July 25, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/315180/number-assaults-incidents-injury-prisoners-in-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK. (2019). Serious injuries arising from prison assault incidents in England and Wales in 2018, by type of injury. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/315180/number-assaults-incidents-injury-prisoners-in-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK. "Serious Injuries Arising from Prison Assault Incidents in England and Wales in 2018, by Type of Injury." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 25 Jul 2019, /statistics/315180/number-assaults-incidents-injury-prisoners-in-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK, Serious injuries arising from prison assault incidents in England and Wales in 2018, by type of injury ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/315180/number-assaults-incidents-injury-prisoners-in-england-and-wales/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Serious injuries arising from prison assault incidents in England and Wales in 2018, by type of injury [Graph], GOV.UK, July 25, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/315180/number-assaults-incidents-injury-prisoners-in-england-and-wales/