Council leader Susan Aitken said the recent deaths showed there was a growing problem with youth violence in Scotland.

Teenage knife crime dominates London news — but what is being done to intervene before tragedy strikes? Courts correspondent ...

They would then leave a suicide note in the bathroom to create the appearance that the student had harmed themself.

The issue of shoplifting is at its highest level in Scotland for 54 years with many blaming the cost of living crisis, the nation's drug problem and worryingly, organised crime ...

A convenience store owner has lifted the lid on the shoplifting epidemic that is putting the safety of staff and future of ...

In an unexpected development within one of this year's most heartbreaking juvenile crime cases, new surveillance video has ...

Att10tive, Bedfordshire’s leading youth engagement social enterprise, has delivered an interactive workshop on gang crime and ...

"These conversations are vital in helping us prevent crime before it happens." Officers delivered presentations and held discussions with students about personal safety, peer pressure, and the law.

On 19–25 May Avon and Somerset Police united with key partners from local authorities, violence reduction partnerships, healthcare and education for Knife Crime Awareness Week. The week also coincided ...

Research by the Youth Endowment Fund shows that most of those who carry blades are male and aged between 11 and 20. Many are motivated by peer pressure or fear of knife crime. However, those who carry ...

The number of knife crime offences hit a post-Covid high in 2024, with 54,587 incidents recorded by police forces. That figure was 2 per cent higher than 2023, but slightly lower than 55,170 in ...