*The disposal given in this table is only the most severe of the disposals given as a result of the offender being found guilty and may also be dependent on other offences committed at the same time.
**On 3rd December 2012 offences involving threatening with a knife or offensive weapon in a public place or in a school premises was introduced and are included in the figures from this point on.
***Denotes where estimated figures have been used. The estimates are based on historical data changes.
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Knife possession offences by children resulting in a caution 2010-2017
This statistic displays the number of knife possession offences by children, resulting in reprimands and warnings or youth cautions in England and Wales from 2010 to 2017. The number of knife possession offences by children, resulting in a caution fluctuated during the period observed. In 2010 the number of cautions amounted to , thereafter this declined until 2013 when the number of cautions came to a low of ***. Since then the number of cautions increased year on year to in 2017.
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Ministry of Justice UK, & GOV.UK. (December 14, 2017). Number of knife possession offences by children, resulting in reprimands and warnings or youth cautions in England and Wales from 2010 to 2017 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/829947/knife-possession-offences-by-children-resulting-in-a-caution/
Ministry of Justice UK, und GOV.UK. "Number of knife possession offences by children, resulting in reprimands and warnings or youth cautions in England and Wales from 2010 to 2017." Chart. December 14, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/829947/knife-possession-offences-by-children-resulting-in-a-caution/
Ministry of Justice UK, GOV.UK. (2017). Number of knife possession offences by children, resulting in reprimands and warnings or youth cautions in England and Wales from 2010 to 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/829947/knife-possession-offences-by-children-resulting-in-a-caution/
Ministry of Justice UK, and GOV.UK. "Number of Knife Possession Offences by Children, Resulting in Reprimands and Warnings or Youth Cautions in England and Wales from 2010 to 2017." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 14 Dec 2017, /statistics/829947/knife-possession-offences-by-children-resulting-in-a-caution/
Ministry of Justice UK & GOV.UK, Number of knife possession offences by children, resulting in reprimands and warnings or youth cautions in England and Wales from 2010 to 2017 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/829947/knife-possession-offences-by-children-resulting-in-a-caution/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Number of knife possession offences by children, resulting in reprimands and warnings or youth cautions in England and Wales from 2010 to 2017 [Graph], Ministry of Justice UK, & GOV.UK, December 14, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/829947/knife-possession-offences-by-children-resulting-in-a-caution/
