Knife crime: Inside the London hospital treating the victims - BBC News

There were almost 15,000 knife crimes recorded in London last year - the highest since records began. Clive Myrie spent several weeks at the Royal London Hospital's trauma unit, where many of the victims are treated.

Police forces across England and Wales are battling rising levels of knife crime.

New figures show that between 2014 and 2018, offences involving knives in England and Wales increased by more than two-thirds - rising sharply outside London, but with the capital still the most dangerous area.

The trauma team at the Royal London Hospital in east London is one of the busiest in Europe, dealing with knife and gun attacks.


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