Almost all types of crime increase in schools, with assaults, weapons and sexual violence at 5-year highs

PSP recorded 4,075 total incidents during the 2025/26 school year, of which 2,898 were criminal, representing a 3.8% overall increase. Physical assaults reached 1,426 cases (up 10.5%), weapon seizures rose 11.1% to 60 items, and sexual offences climbed 18.4% to 103 cases.