*Excludes life sentences and where sentence length is unknown
**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.
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Knife possession offences resulting in a sentence of over 6 months 2010-2017
This statistic displays the share of knife possession offences, resulting in a custodial sentence of over six months in England and Wales from ** to ****. Whilst the share of knife possession offences, resulting in a custodial sentence of over six months did not vary widely, there was a trend of increase. In 2010, ** percent of knife possession offences resulted in a custodial sentence of over six months, by 2017 this had increased to ** percent.
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Ministry of Justice UK, & GOV.UK. (December 14, 2017). Share of knife possession offences, resulting in a custodial sentence of over six months in England and Wales from October 2010 to September 2017* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/830466/knife-possession-offences-resulting-in-a-sentence-of-over-six-months/
Ministry of Justice UK, und GOV.UK. "Share of knife possession offences, resulting in a custodial sentence of over six months in England and Wales from October 2010 to September 2017*." Chart. December 14, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 02, 2026. /statistics/830466/knife-possession-offences-resulting-in-a-sentence-of-over-six-months/
Ministry of Justice UK, GOV.UK. (2017). Share of knife possession offences, resulting in a custodial sentence of over six months in England and Wales from October 2010 to September 2017*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 02, 2026. /statistics/830466/knife-possession-offences-resulting-in-a-sentence-of-over-six-months/
Ministry of Justice UK, and GOV.UK. "Share of Knife Possession Offences, Resulting in a Custodial Sentence of over Six Months in England and Wales from October 2010 to September 2017*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 14 Dec 2017, /statistics/830466/knife-possession-offences-resulting-in-a-sentence-of-over-six-months/
Ministry of Justice UK & GOV.UK, Share of knife possession offences, resulting in a custodial sentence of over six months in England and Wales from October 2010 to September 2017* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/830466/knife-possession-offences-resulting-in-a-sentence-of-over-six-months/ (last visited August 02, 2026)
Share of knife possession offences, resulting in a custodial sentence of over six months in England and Wales from October 2010 to September 2017* [Graph], Ministry of Justice UK, & GOV.UK, December 14, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/830466/knife-possession-offences-resulting-in-a-sentence-of-over-six-months/
