You asked
Please could you tell me how many knife crimes there have been in the Runcorn/Widnes area for the following periods:
January 2018 – December 2018.
January 2019 – December 2019.
January 2020 – February 2020.
We said
Thank you for your request regarding knife crime statistics for the Runcorn/Widnes area. These towns fall under the Community Safety Partnership (CSP) area of Halton.
We do not hold data for police recorded offences involving the use of a knife or sharp instrument by CSP. The lowest level geography we hold for this offence category is Police Force Area, which can be found in Police Force Tables, P4 and P5.
The Home Office supply us with the knife crime data that we publish and they may be able to assist you further. They can be contacted at Crimeandpolicestats@homeoffice.gov.uk.