List of mass stabbings in the United Kingdom
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This is an incomplete list of mass stabbings in the United Kingdom. Examples of weapons which can be used in such attacks include bayonets, glass bottles, katanas, knives (such as kitchen knives or penknives), scissors and screwdrivers.[1] As there is no single, widely accepted definition for how many casualties constitutes a mass stabbing, this article follows the general trend of attacks requiring four or more victims being stabbed.[2]
2020s
| Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 April 2026 | Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were stabbed at Tenby railway station and later taken to hospital. A 16-year-old and 19-year-old were arrested on suspicion of assault with intent.[3] |
| 30 December 2025 | Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, England | 0 | 5 | 5 | A man attacked five people with a crowbar after being denied an appointment at Newton Community Hospital.[4] |
| 25–26 December 2025 | Glasgow, Scotland | 1 | 3 | 4 | A man was stabbed to death and three others injured in a series of knife attacks.[5] |
| 30 November 2025 | Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | A man was charged after two men were stabbed and two other people assaulted in Altrincham town centre.[6] |
| 1 November 2025 | Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 passengers on a moving train were stabbed and taken to hospital before arriving at Huntingdon station.[7] |
| 28 July 2025 | Bermondsey, London, England | 2 | 2 | 4 | Two men were killed and another two were injured following a stabbing at a business; one of the injured was subsequently arrested.[8] |
| 17 May 2025 | Thamesmead, London, England | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five men were stabbed during a fight at a music event; all of them were subsequently arrested.[9] |
| 23 January 2025 | Beddington, London, England | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five people were injured after being stabbed at a warehouse.[10] |
| 29 July 2024 | Southport, Merseyside, England | 3 | 10 | 13 | Three children were killed and 10 people, eight of whom were children, injured after a teenager attacked a children's Taylor Swift-themed dance and yoga event.[11] |
| 30 April 2024 | Hainault, London, England | 1 | 4 | 5 | A 14-year-old boy was killed and four other people injured after a man crashed his vehicle into a house before walking around stabbing people.[12] |
| 27 December 2023 | Liverpool, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were stabbed or suffered lacerations during a disturbance.[13] |
| 5 November 2023 | London, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were stabbed in an incident during Bonfire Night celebrations near Waltham Forest Town Hall.[14] |
| 30 April 2023 | Bodmin, Cornwall, England | 1 | 7 | 8 | One man was killed and seven other people injured after an altercation outside a nightclub in Bodmin.[15] |
| 13 February 2023 | Walthamstow, London, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four men were injured, one critically, after a machete attack at a pub.[16] |
| 5 November 2022 | Portsmouth, Hampshire, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four men were stabbed outside a nightclub in Portsmouth.[17] |
| 25 April 2022 | Bermondsey, London, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | Four people were killed in a three-bedroomed terraced house.[18] |
| 31 October 2021 | Bristol, England | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five people were stabbed during a large fight.[19] |
| 1 October 2021 | West End, London, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | A man attacked four people with a hammer and sexually assaulted two of them before being subdued by bystanders.[20] |
| 18 September 2021 | Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man killed his pregnant partner, her two children and one of their friends by striking them over their heads with a claw hammer at his home in Killamarsh.[21] |
| 17 March 2021 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five people were injured during a stabbing attack in Belfast city centre.[22] |
| 6 September 2020 | Birmingham, England | 1 | 7 | 8 | A man with schizophrenia killed a man and injured seven others during a series of seemingly random knife attacks.[23] |
| 23 August 2020 | Salford, Greater Manchester, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | After his girlfriend disputed with another woman at a pub, a man stabbed that woman and three men who intervened.[24] |
| 26 July 2020 | Moss Side, Manchester, England | 1 | 3 | 4 | Four people were stabbed, one fatally, in an incident which occurred as a result of a gangland feud. The attackers were armed with a knife, machete and imitation handgun.[25] |
| 26 June 2020 | Glasgow, Scotland | 0 | 6 | 6 | Six people, including a police officer, were seriously injured when a man stabbed them at the Park Inn Hotel in Glasgow's city centre.[26] |
| 20 June 2020 | Reading, Berkshire, England | 3 | 3 | 6 | A man armed with a kitchen knife attacked six people in Forbury Gardens, killing three and seriously injuring three others.[27] |
| 5 May 2020 | Penygraig, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales | 1 | 3 | 4 | A woman stabbed four people, killing an 88-year-old man, at a Co-op Food supermarket.[28] |
| 12 January 2020 | Manchester, England | 0 | 5 | 5 | A man with a knife attacked homeless people at random, wounding five.[29] |
| 9 January 2020 | March, Cambridgeshire, England | 0 | 5 | 5 | Four prison officers and a nurse were injured with improvised weapons by two Islamic extremist prisoners at HM Prison Whitemoor.[30] |
2010s
| Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 November 2019 | City of London, London, England | 2 | 3 | 5 |
A man armed with two kitchen knives stabbed multiple people inside Fishmongers' Hall and on the north side of London Bridge.[31] |
| 11 October 2019 | Manchester, England | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five people were injured, one seriously, after a man started attacking people at the Arndale Centre in Manchester.[32] |
| 25 August 2019 | Maidstone, Kent, England | 1 | 3 | 4 | A teenager stabbed four people at a MoStack concert, killing a man.[33] |
| 27 November 2018 | Edmonton, London, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four men were found with stab wounds following a fight apparently related to a shooting which happened the day before.[34] |
| 11 March 2018 | Saintfield, County Down, Northern Ireland | 0 | 4 | 4 | A man stabbed four people at a house.[35] |
| 23 December 2017 | Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were stabbed during a brawl at a nightclub.[36] |
| 23 August 2017 | Penistone, South Yorkshire, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | A man attacked his four children with a hammer, severely injuring them, then crashed his car into a pub.[37] |
| 3 June 2017 | Southwark, London, England | 6 | 48 | 54 |
Three attackers armed with ceramic knives killed six people and injured 48, 21 critically, in the Borough Market area in central London.[38] |
| 4 March 2017 | Bristol, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were stabbed during a large fight outside a popular nightclub in Bristol.[39] |
| 20 May 2016 | Hampton, London, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | A man stabbed four women in a Sainsbury's car park during a psychotic episode.[40] |
| 21 August 2016 | Bristol, England | 0 | 5 | 5 | A man stabbed five people at two nightclubs.[41] |
| 3 August 2016 | Bloomsbury, London, England | 1 | 5 | 6 |
A man killed one person and injured five others, one seriously, in a stabbing attack in Russell Square.[42] |
| 4 October 2015 | Slough, Berkshire, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people sustained stab wounds at a house.[43] |
| 13 December 2013 | Luton, Bedfordshire, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were injured during a knife fight at a birthday party.[44] |
| 13 October 2013 | Begwary, Bedfordshire, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were stabbed at a party.[45] |
| 2 June 2012 | Thornton Heath, London, England | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five people were stabbed during a disturbance.[46] |
| 19 November 2011 | Kingsbury, London, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four police officers were stabbed while responding to a disturbance.[47] |
| 14 August 2011 | St Helier, Jersey | 6 | 1 (the perpetrator) | 7 |
A man armed with two kitchen knives killed six people, including four members of his family, before repeatedly stabbing himself in the chest.[48] |
| 29 April 2011 | Wootton, Northamptonshire, England | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Four people, all members of the same family, were found stabbed to death at their home on 1 May 2011.[49] |
2000s
| Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 2009 | Keighley, West Yorkshire, England | 0 | 7 | 7 | A man suffering from delusions stabbed seven people after worsening his condition with alcohol and drugs.[50] |
| 17 August 2009 | Bristol, England | 0 | 10 | 10 | A man with a Swiss Army knife stabbed ten people, including several police officers, on a cycle path in Easton.[51] |
| 1 February 2009 | Glasgow, Scotland | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four men were stabbed at a pub.[52] |
| August 2008 | Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | 0 | 4 | 4 | A man stabbed four people with scissors after being expelled from a nightclub.[53] |
| 24 May 2008 | Sidcup, London, England | 1 | 4 | 5 | A man with two kitchen knives stabbed actor Rob Knox to death and wounded four other people outside a bar.[54] |
| 12 February 2007 | Caledon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland | 0 | 4 | 4 | A man stabbed a person inside a store, then injured three other people outside in random attacks.[55] |
| 13 November 2006 | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man used a knife to kill his two children, his ex-partner, and her brother.[56] |
| 4 November 2006 | Mitcham, London, England | 1 | 3 | 4 | Four people were stabbed, one fatally, during a gang brawl.[57] |
| 26 January 2005 | Paisley/Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland | 0 | 6 | 6 | A man injured six people with a knife in a series of attacks.[58] |
| 24 December 2004 | Lewisham, London, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | A man stabbed four people inside and outside a bar.[59] |
| 23 December 2004 | North London, England | 1 | 5 | 6 | A man killed one person and critically injured five others after "rampaging" through the Green Lanes area of London.[60] |
| 4 April 2003 | Bristol, England | 0 | 6 | 6 | A man stabbed six people in random attacks, one of whom he also robbed.[61] |
| 14 January 2003 | Crumpsall, Greater Manchester, England | 1 | 4 | 5 | Five police officers were stabbed, one fatally, in a flat during an immigration operation by terrorist Kamel Bourgass who had participated in the Wood Green ricin plot.[62] |
| 3 November 2002 | Slough, Berkshire, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | A gang of men stabbed and cut four people.[63] |
| 28 August 2001 | Gravesend, Kent, England | 3 | 2 | 5 |
A police officer killed his wife and two of his children and wounded two other children with a claw hammer before hanging himself. |
1990s
| Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 November 1999 | Thornton Heath, London, England | 0 | 12 (including the perpetrator) | 12 | A schizophrenic man attacked 11 worshippers at a church in Thornton Heath with a katana after hearing voices which told him they were demons.[64] |
| 10 November 1999 | Edgware, London, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | A man stabbed four people and threatened another with a knife in a series of attacks.[65] |
| July 1998 | Soho, London, England | 0 | 5 | 5 | A restaurant worker stabbed five colleagues with a meat knife.[66] |
| 10 May 1998 | Rutherglen, Scotland | 0 | 4 | 4 | A 17-year-old Rangers fan stabbed four rival Celtic fans during scuffles after Celtic won the Premier Division.[67] |
| 8 July 1996 | Wolverhampton, West Midands, England | 0 | 7 | 7 |
A man broke into a preschool and began attacking children and adults alike at random before being tackled and disarmed. He was later found insane. |
| April 1996 | Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland | 0 | 4 | 4 | A schizophrenic man stabbed his father, then injured three strangers in a series of attacks.[68] |
| 2 January 1996 | Bexleyheath, London, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | A mentally ill woman with four knives and five screwdrivers injured four people at a Jobcentre location.[69] |
| 28 December 1995 | Bordesley Green, Birmingham, England | 1 | 9 | 10 | A man with two knives stabbed ten people in a Netto supermarket, killing one.[70] |
| 28 August 1995 | Moreton, Merseyside, England | 0 | 5 | 5 | A man randomly stabbed five people, including three teenagers, as he walked through the streets of Moreton.[71] |
| 7 August 1995 | Birkenhead, Merseyside, England | 0 | 6 | 6 | A man kicked out of a nightclub injured six people in a stabbing.[72] |
| 29 April 1995 | Birmingham, England | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five men were wounded by a man with a knife at a nightclub.[73] |
| 8 December 1994 | Birmingham, England | 0 | 15 | 15 | A man injured 15 women, three seriously, with a butcher knife and a bread knife in a Rackhams department store.[74] |
| February 1994 | Oldham, Greater Manchester, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | A man stabbed four people in a housing estate before being tackled and detained by a police officer.[75] |
| January 1994 | Cardiff, Wales | 1 | 3 | 4 | A man attacked his neighbours with a knife, killing one and wounding three.[76][77] |
| 12 October 1992 | Witham, Essex, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | A man armed with a knife and claw hammer attacked people at random, injuring four.[78] |
| 9 August 1992 | Harlow, Essex, England | 1 | 3 | 4 | A man was killed and three other people wounded in a stabbing at a birthday party hosted at Princess Alexandra Hospital.[79] |
| 2 September 1991 | Wood Green, London, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | A man stabbed four police officers at the Wood Green Shopping City shopping centre.[80] |
1980s
| Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 November 1989 | Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England | 0 | 5 | 5 | A man stabbed five people at random as they walked past him in the street.[81][82] |
1970s
| Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 June 1972 | London/Orpington, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | A man armed with a knife and iron bar threatened members of the public at several different train stations and injured a postman and three railway staff members.[83] |
| 17 February 1972 | Blackpool, Lancashire, England | 3 | 3 | 6 | A doctor at Blackpool Victoria Hospital stabbed three children to death and injured a fourth child and two employees in a children's ward.[84] |