Knife point robberies in London have risen by more than a third in the past year, official figures revealed on Friday as overall blade offending in the capital also jumped dramatically.
The Office for National Statistics said that there 13,503 knife-enabled crimes in London in the year to the end of June, up 21 per cent on the comparable total of 11,197 for the previous 12 month period - representing an extra 2,348 offences.
