This is an incomplete list of mass stabbings in the United Kingdom.
2020s
edit| Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July 2024 | Southport, Merseyside, England | 3 | 10 | 13 | Three children were killed and 10 people, eight of whom were children, injured after a man attacked a children's Taylor Swift-themed dance and yoga event.[1] |
| 30 April 2024 | Hainault, London, England | 1 | 4 | 5 | A 14-year-old boy was killed and four other people injured after a man crashed his vehicle into a house before walking around stabbing people.[2] |
| 30 April 2023 | Bodmin, Cornwall, England | 1 | 7 | 8 | One man was killed and seven other people injured after an altercation outside a nightclub in Bodmin.[3] |
| 13 February 2023 | Walthamstow, London, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four men were injured, one critically, after a machete attack at a pub.[4] |
| 5 November 2022 | Portsmouth, Hampshire, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four men were stabbed outside a nightclub in Portsmouth.[5] |
| 25 April 2022 | Bermondsey, London, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | Four people were killed in a three-bedroomed terraced house.[6] |
| 18 September 2021 | Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man killed his pregnant partner, her two children and one of their friends by striking them over their heads with a claw hammer at his home in Killamarsh.[7] |
| 6 September 2020 | Birmingham, England | 1 | 7 | 8 | A man with schizophrenia killed a man and injured seven others during a series of seemingly random knife attacks.[8] |
| 26 July 2020 | Moss Side, Manchester, England | 1 | 3 | 4 | Four people were stabbed, one fatally, in an incident which occurred as a result of a gangland feud. The attackers were armed with a knife, machete and imitation handgun.[9] |
| 26 June 2020 | Glasgow, Scotland | 0 | 6 | 6 | Six people, including a police officer, were seriously injured when a man stabbed them at the Park Inn Hotel in Glasgow's city centre.[10] |
| 20 June 2020 | Reading, Berkshire, England | 3 | 3 | 6 | A man armed with a kitchen knife attacked six people in Forbury Gardens, killing three and seriously injuring three others.[11] |
2010s
edit| Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 November 2019 | City of London, London, England | 2 | 3 | 5 |
A man armed with two kitchen knives stabbed multiple people inside Fishmongers' Hall and on the north side of London Bridge.[12] |
| 11 October 2019 | Manchester, England | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five people were injured, one seriously, after a man started attacking people at the Arndale Centre in Manchester.[13] |
| 31 December 2018 | Manchester, England | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Three people, including a British Transport Police officer, were seriously injured after a man attacked them at Manchester Victoria station.[14] |
| 27 November 2018 | Edmonton, London, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four men were found with stab wounds following a fight apparently related to a shooting which happened the day before.[15] |
| 3 June 2017 | Southwark, London, England | 6 | 48 | 54 |
Three attackers armed with ceramic knives killed six people and injured 48, 21 critically, in the Borough Market area in central London.[16] |
| 4 March 2017 | Bristol, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were stabbed during a large fight outside a popular nightclub in Bristol.[17] |
| 3 August 2016 | Bloomsbury, London, England | 1 | 5 | 6 |
A man killed one person and injured five others, one seriously, in a stabbing attack in Russell Square.[18] |
| 5 December 2015 | Leytonstone, London, England | 0 | 3 | 3 |
A man armed with a bread knife injured three people at Leytonstone tube station, one of them seriously.[19] |
| 14 August 2011 | St Helier, Jersey | 6 | 1 (the perpetrator) | 7 |
A man armed with two kitchen knives killed six people, including four members of his family, before repeatedly stabbing himself in the chest.[20] |
| 29 April 2011 | Wootton, Northamptonshire, England | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Four people, all members of the same family, were found stabbed to death at their home on 1 May 2011.[21] |
2000s
edit| Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 December 2004 | London, Greater London, England | 1 | 5 | 6 | A man killed one person and critically injured five others after "rampaging" through the Green Lanes area of London.[22] |
| 14 January 2003 | Crumpsall, Greater Manchester, England | 1 | 4 | 5 | Five police officers were stabbed, one fatally, in a flat during an immigration operation by terrorist Kamel Bourgass who had participated in the Wood Green ricin plot.[23] |
1990s
edit| Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 December 1995 | Birmingham, England | 1 | 9 | 10 | A man with two knives stabbed ten people in a Netto supermarket, killing one.[24][25] |
| 8 December 1994 | Birmingham, England | 0 | 15 | 15 |
A man injured 15 women, three seriously, with a butcher knife and a bread knife in a Rackhams department store.[26] |
| 28 March 1994 | Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England | 1 | 2 | 3 | One girl was killed and two others injured when a masked man armed with a shotgun and knives burst into their classroom at Hall Garth School and stabbed them.[27] |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Hainault latest: Police say 14-year-old boy killed in Hainault sword attack". BBC News. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Bodmin murder probe: One dead, seven injured in stabbing near nightclub". BBC News. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "Young man fighting for life after machete attack in Walthamstow pub". ITV News. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "Man charged after four people stabbed outside Tokyo Joe's nightclub in Portsmouth". ITV News. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "Man admits stabbing Bermondsey family of four but denies murder". BBC News. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ Tidman, Zoe (22 December 2022). "'Evil' sleepover killer boasted his unborn baby was fifth victim when he murdered partner". The Independent. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ Murray, Jessica (18 November 2021). "Birmingham stabbings: man given minimum 21-year prison sentence". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ Bardsley, Andrew (7 January 2021). "Teenager was stabbed to death in gangland feud between Rusholme Crips and AO gangs, murder trial jury told". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "Man shot dead by police after stabbing in Glasgow hotel". BBC News. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ Gardham, Duncan (11 January 2021). "Khairi Saadallah: Terrorist who murdered three in 'brutal' Reading attack gets whole life sentence". Sky News. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "London Bridge attack victim named as Jack Merritt". BBC News. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "Manchester Arndale stabbings: Man arrested after five hurt". BBC News. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ Walker, Amy (27 November 2019). "Man sentenced to life for Manchester Victoria station stabbings". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "London stabbing: Four men wounded in Edmonton". BBC News. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "London Bridge attack: What happened". BBC News. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ Yong, Michael (6 March 2017). "Four stabbed after fight breaks out in Clifton Triangle near Analog nightclub". Bristol Post. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ Dewan, Angela; Berlinger, Joshua; Glgova, Radina (4 August 2016). "American killed in London knife attack, 5 others hurt". CNN. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ Dodd, Vikram; Addley, Esther (8 June 2016). "Leytonstone knife attack: man convicted of attempted murder". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ Morris, Steven (13 August 2012). "Jersey murder trial begins: Damian Rzeszowski accused of killing six". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "Anxiang Du jailed for Ding family murders in Northampton". BBC News. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ Sturcke, James (23 December 2004). "Man arrested after knife rampage". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Officer 'should get George Cross'". BBC News. 16 April 2005. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Ten shoppers stabbed in busy supermarket". The Herald. 30 December 1995. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Supermarket killer jailed for life". The Independent. 29 July 1996. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Knifeman told of 'evil thoughts' before attack". The Independent. 3 February 1996. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ Pithers, Malcolm (28 March 1994). "The Killing at Hall Garth: A day at school ends in the horror of class 8MR: Stabbing at comprehensive raises questions over the safety of children". The Independent. Retrieved 8 October 2023.