Revealed: 700 kids as younger as 10 caught with knives and firearms in colleges

While the variety of weapon possession offences in colleges diminished from 179 in 2020 to 176 in 2021, 160 in 2022, 101 in 2023, 64 in 2024 and simply two since January 2025, the Met stated it will be inaccurate to say this was right down to the redistribution of officers.