Homicides at lowest level for more than 40 years as knife crime falls

The Office for National Statistics said the change has driven homicides overall to a new low since current records began in ...
Morning Star

Prison deaths reach highest level on record in England and Wales

THE number of people dying in prisons in England and Wales reached its highest level on record last year as campaigners decried a “national scandal” today.Official figures published by the Ministry of ...
LBC

Murders fall to lowest level in 40 years as knife crime plummets

The number of murders in England and Wales fell to its lowest level in 40 years over the last year, new data shows.
openDemocracy

Revealed: Women suffer most from spiralling court backlog

Women on remand appear to disproportionately suffer poor mental health while in prison. Of the 17,000 people held on remand, ...

50,000 prisoners to be freed early in bid to tackle overcrowded jails

It is part of a scheme which allows eligible prisoners to be released after serving only 40% of their fixed-term sentence ...

Homicides in England and Wales at lowest level for nearly 50 years

Earlier this month, London’s Metropolitan Police revealed that there had been 97 homicides in the capital during 2025, the ...
LBC

Nearly 50,000 prisoners released early to tackle jail overcrowding

Nearly 50,000 prisoners in England and Wales have been let out of jail under the Government's early release scheme to tackle ...