Knife crime

Police charged two teenagers in connection with the attacks.

Exclusive Trial date set for teenagers after two men assaulted in Southsea

Henry Nowak

Donna Jones renews calls for knife law review after Henry Nowak murder

Portsmouth Magistrates' Court in Winston Churchill Avenue.

Exclusive Southsea man who wielded knife in city centre avoids prison sentence

Donna Jones (centre) launched the campaign at The Brook Club in Somerstown

New campaign hopes to prevent child exploitation through listening

Victoria Park

Police to carry out knife sweep in Portsmouth city centre park

Knife crime has statistically come down in Hampshire.

Hampshire police to get more than £611,000 to tackle knife crime

City of Portsmouth College Sixth Form campus, Tangier Road, Portsmouth are holding an election hustings on Thursday 24th April 2026

Pictured: Jay Mercer - Green, Steve Pitt - Liberal Democrat, Joe Standen - Reform, and Matthew Pollard - Labour

Picture: Habibur Rahman

Buses, policing and schools top agenda at student hustings

Hampshire and Isle of Wight police and crime commissioner Donna Jones. Picture: OPCC

Hampshire PCC calls for more details on government's knife crime plan

Astoria receives bleed kit as part of "Control the Bleed" campaign

Stephen Morgan MP

Portsmouth MP praises Operation Sceptre – a national knife crime week of action

New Hampshire and Isle of Wight chief constable Alexis Boon and police and crime commissioner Donna Jones

PCC Donna Jones welcomes national ban on zombie knives

Teejay Scott, 19, of The Anchorage in Gosport. was sentenced at Portsmouth Crown Court on Tuesday, July 15 after he had previously admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of a knife in a public place.

Gosport teen sentenced to six years after stabbing woman six times

Knives surrendered in Portsmouth

‘Large amount of knives’ were seized as Ninja Sword scheme is launched

Officer with metal detector searching for knives and weapons

Tackling knife crime is 'a priority' as knives are handed in

The metal pole was found in Milton Park by police in Portsmouth

Hidden knife found during huge crackdown on knife crime in the city

Police in Commercial Road after the incident in January.

Police hail result as knife crime teen jailed for over two years
Police have hailed the sentencing of a teenager who stabbed a boy in the chest as they continue to tackle knife crime.
Joe Williams

Watch: Man caught carrying knife "disguised as a credit card"

Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones pictured in Commercial Road, PortsmouthPicture: Sarah Standing (040324-5787)

Knife crime a "serious concern" after yet another Portsmouth incident

Murder victim drives away from his killer who is still grasping knife.

Murder victim drives away from killer who is still holding knife

Residents call for more action after latest stabbing

Harvey Willgoose's parents Mark Willgoose (left), and Caroline outside Sheffield Town Hall as they prepared to march to Bramall Lane in memory of their son last weekend

'It was just horrendous' mum of Harvey Willgoose says of day teen died

Stephen Morgan MP

Residents invited to share their concerns about violent crime with MP

Rise in crime hants

'Wake up call' as startling figures reveal troubling trend of crime

Knife crime

Ambulance service launches campaign to tackle knife crime

Pompey fans with a banner for Harvey Willgroose

Pompey fans stood in solidarity at march remember Sheffield teen

Reports of sexual offences increase and knife crime down in South Yorkshire.

MP calls for action to make our streets safer

Kingston Road street attack in Portsmouth leaves man fighting for life

We need to tackle city's violent crime before it gets out of control
The News’ Editor Kelly Brown calls for action to tackle violent crime in our city after yet another terrifying incident in Portsmouth.
Kelly Brown

Kingston Road street attack in Portsmouth leaves man fighting for life

'Deep concern' at violent crime after North End stabbing

The Portsmouth Academy

School reassures parents after a ‘prohibited item’ was brought in

Harrowing CCTV shows the final moments of a teenager's life as he fled two thugs who stabbed him in a park in broad daylight.

Harrowing CCTV shows moment stabbed teen flees his killers

Man with a knife is chased down by police officer on a bike.

Watch: Man with a knife is chased down by police officer on a bike

Further arrests made after attempted murder of teenager in Portsmouth

Neil Gary Braithwaite, 57, of no fixed address in Portsmouth, has been jailed after being spotted fighting with a knife in Buckland.

Man seen knife-fighting and trying to hide weapon from cops jailed

Cutting Deep: The Knife Crime Crisis talks to one of the most hard-hitting anti-knife crime school teachers in the country, and looks at the issues facing young people and weapons.

Knife crime documentary: 'My brother was killed for revenge'

Abusive husband stabs wife so hard the knife snapped and tells cop 'I'm not bothered'

Chilling moment husband stabs wife and tells cop he's 'not bothered'

Stabbing in Gosport

Man in 20s stabbed in stomach and hit over head with bottle

Police find knife hidden in man’s sock

Watch as police pull a kitchen knife from a man’s sock

CCTV captures two men creeping up on the parked car

CCTV shows machete thug get shot in chest as he attacks rival

Six in 10 people don’t know first aid for treating stab wounds according to St John Ambulance. (Photo: Stock Adobe)

The vital first aid for stab wounds that 6 in 10 admit they don't know

Sandra McMurray mother of Jonathan McMurray who was killed 22 years ago are now looking for justice for his murder.

My son was murdered walking home 22 years ago - help find his killer

Angela and Gary make a heartfelt plea to track down a person who has information about their son’s murder.

"Our son was stabbed to death": Emotional plea and £20k reward

Carl Scott, the ex-gang member who turned his life around after a friend 'died in his arms' - and now runs anti-knife crime campaigns.

I watched my friend get stabbed to death...it was a huge wake-up call

A police tent in West Park in Wolverhampton following a stabbing.

Watch: Region records highest rate of knife crime offences

Video grab from police bodycam footage of PC Maverick Reddington being attacked by Mark Fox.

Shocking moment police officers come under attack from knifeman

Knife-wielding thug, Seye Djli, 24, was captured on CCTV as he prowled the streets of Leicester hunting for victims.

Knife-wielding thug who robbed eight people in a single day jailed

Hampshire officer received recognition for their bravery in difficult and distressing incidents.

Courageous officers awarded for saving lives in "traumatic" incidents

Nathan Smith, 33, has been jailed for 5 years. Here he is smashing the windscreen of a vehicle, while wearing a balaclava, gloves and brandishing a machete.

Watch: Machete-wielding burglar's terrifying rampage caught on CCTV

Two men seen fighting with Rambo knives on Cadoxton Avenue in Tottenham

Watch: Terrifying footage of Rambo-knife fight on residential street

An off-duty response officer, PC Rishi Thobhani, has described how he jumped into action and chased down a shoplifter - despite being threatened with a large kitchen knife.

Watch: Off-duty police officer takes down knife-wielding shoplifter

Watch: Boy who fatally stabbed Alfie Lewis, 15, runs from scene

Gokool-Mely was convicted of murder after a jury at the Old Bailey deliberated for more than 16 hours.

Watch: Chilling CCTV shows knife-obsessed killer riding stolen bike

Nero and Nevardo McLean (left) have been jailed for the murder of Junior Osborne, 50 (inset), after being caught on CCTV.

Watch: 'Feral' twins jailed for killing cyclist in brutal stabbing

Watch the moment police officers armed with tasers tackle a man with a knife and two blades.

Caught on camera: Taser officers tackle man with knife

Dozens of knives were taken off the streets across Portsmouth, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight as part of Operation Sceptre. Picture: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary.

Arrests made and dozens of knives off streets in police crackdown

Danny Castledine was stabbed to death while on holiday in Amsterdam in 2022.

Our son was stabbed to death on a holiday in Amsterdam

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