List of mass stabbings in the United Kingdom
Updated: 5/20/2026, 8:07:14 PM Wikipedia source
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. 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.
Tables
· 2020s
8 April 2026
8 April 2026
Date
8 April 2026
Location
Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Dead
0
Injured
4
Total
4
Description
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.
30 December 2025
30 December 2025
Date
30 December 2025
Location
Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, England
Dead
0
Injured
5
Total
5
Description
A man attacked five people with a crowbar after being denied an appointment at Newton Community Hospital.
25–26 December 2025
25–26 December 2025
Date
25–26 December 2025
Location
Glasgow, Scotland
Dead
1
Injured
3
Total
4
Description
A man was stabbed to death and three others injured in a series of knife attacks.
30 November 2025
30 November 2025
Date
30 November 2025
Location
Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England
Dead
0
Injured
4
Total
4
Description
A man was charged after two men were stabbed and two other people assaulted in Altrincham town centre.
1 November 2025
1 November 2025
Date
1 November 2025
Location
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England
Dead
0
Injured
11
Total
11
Description
Main article: 2025 Cambridgeshire train stabbing 11 passengers on a moving train were stabbed and taken to hospital before arriving at Huntingdon station.
28 July 2025
28 July 2025
Date
28 July 2025
Location
Bermondsey, London, England
Dead
2
Injured
2
Total
4
Description
Two men were killed and another two were injured following a stabbing at a business; one of the injured was subsequently arrested.
17 May 2025
17 May 2025
Date
17 May 2025
Location
Thamesmead, London, England
Dead
0
Injured
5
Total
5
Description
Five men were stabbed during a fight at a music event; all of them were subsequently arrested.
23 January 2025
23 January 2025
Date
23 January 2025
Location
Beddington, London, England
Dead
0
Injured
5
Total
5
Description
Five people were injured after being stabbed at a warehouse.
29 July 2024
29 July 2024
Date
29 July 2024
Location
Southport, Merseyside, England
Dead
3
Injured
10
Total
13
Description
Main article: 2024 Southport stabbing 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.
30 April 2024
30 April 2024
Date
30 April 2024
Location
Hainault, London, England
Dead
1
Injured
4
Total
5
Description
Main article: 2024 Hainault sword attack 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.
27 December 2023
27 December 2023
Date
27 December 2023
Location
Liverpool, England
Dead
0
Injured
4
Total
4
Description
Four people were stabbed or suffered lacerations during a disturbance.
5 November 2023
5 November 2023
Date
5 November 2023
Location
London, England
Dead
0
Injured
4
Total
4
Description
Four people were stabbed in an incident during Bonfire Night celebrations near Waltham Forest Town Hall.
30 April 2023
30 April 2023
Date
30 April 2023
Location
Bodmin, Cornwall, England
Dead
1
Injured
7
Total
8
Description
Main article: 2023 Bodmin mass stabbing One man was killed and seven other people injured after an altercation outside a nightclub in Bodmin.
13 February 2023
13 February 2023
Date
13 February 2023
Location
Walthamstow, London, England
Dead
0
Injured
4
Total
4
Description
Four men were injured, one critically, after a machete attack at a pub.
5 November 2022
5 November 2022
Date
5 November 2022
Location
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Dead
0
Injured
4
Total
4
Description
Four men were stabbed outside a nightclub in Portsmouth.
25 April 2022
25 April 2022
Date
25 April 2022
Location
Bermondsey, London, England
Dead
4
Injured
0
Total
4
Description
Main article: 2022 Bermondsey stabbing Four people were killed in a three-bedroomed terraced house.
31 October 2021
31 October 2021
Date
31 October 2021
Location
Bristol, England
Dead
0
Injured
5
Total
5
Description
Five people were stabbed during a large fight.
1 October 2021
1 October 2021
Date
1 October 2021
Location
West End, London, England
Dead
0
Injured
4
Total
4
Description
A man attacked four people with a hammer and sexually assaulted two of them before being subdued by bystanders.
18 September 2021
18 September 2021
Date
18 September 2021
Location
Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England
Dead
4
Injured
0
Total
4
Description
Main article: Killamarsh murders 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.
17 March 2021
17 March 2021
Date
17 March 2021
Location
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Dead
0
Injured
5
Total
5
Description
Five people were injured during a stabbing attack in Belfast city centre.
6 September 2020
6 September 2020
Date
6 September 2020
Location
Birmingham, England
Dead
1
Injured
7
Total
8
Description
A man with schizophrenia killed a man and injured seven others during a series of seemingly random knife attacks.
23 August 2020
23 August 2020
Date
23 August 2020
Location
Salford, Greater Manchester, England
Dead
0
Injured
4
Total
4
Description
After his girlfriend disputed with another woman at a pub, a man stabbed that woman and three men who intervened.
26 July 2020
26 July 2020
Date
26 July 2020
Location
Moss Side, Manchester, England
Dead
1
Injured
3
Total
4
Description
Main article: 2020 Manchester stabbing 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.
26 June 2020
26 June 2020
Date
26 June 2020
Location
Glasgow, Scotland
Dead
0
Injured
6
Total
6
Description
Main article: Glasgow hotel stabbings Six people, including a police officer, were seriously injured when a man stabbed them at the Park Inn Hotel in Glasgow's city centre.
20 June 2020
20 June 2020
Date
20 June 2020
Location
Reading, Berkshire, England
Dead
3
Injured
3
Total
6
Description
Main article: 2020 Reading stabbings A man armed with a kitchen knife attacked six people in Forbury Gardens, killing three and seriously injuring three others.
5 May 2020
5 May 2020
Date
5 May 2020
Location
Penygraig, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
Dead
1
Injured
3
Total
4
Description
A woman stabbed four people, killing an 88-year-old man, at a Co-op Food supermarket.
12 January 2020
12 January 2020
Date
12 January 2020
Location
Manchester, England
Dead
0
Injured
5
Total
5
Description
A man with a knife attacked homeless people at random, wounding five.
9 January 2020
9 January 2020
Date
9 January 2020
Location
March, Cambridgeshire, England
Dead
0
Injured
5
Total
5
Description
Four prison officers and a nurse were injured with improvised weapons by two Islamic extremist prisoners at HM Prison Whitemoor.
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 1 November 2025 | Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England | 0 | 11 | 11 | Main article: 2025 Cambridgeshire train stabbing 11 passengers on a moving train were stabbed and taken to hospital before arriving at Huntingdon station. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 23 January 2025 | Beddington, London, England | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five people were injured after being stabbed at a warehouse. |
| 29 July 2024 | Southport, Merseyside, England | 3 | 10 | 13 | Main article: 2024 Southport stabbing 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. |
| 30 April 2024 | Hainault, London, England | 1 | 4 | 5 | Main article: 2024 Hainault sword attack 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. |
| 27 December 2023 | Liverpool, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were stabbed or suffered lacerations during a disturbance. |
| 5 November 2023 | London, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were stabbed in an incident during Bonfire Night celebrations near Waltham Forest Town Hall. |
| 30 April 2023 | Bodmin, Cornwall, England | 1 | 7 | 8 | Main article: 2023 Bodmin mass stabbing One man was killed and seven other people injured after an altercation outside a nightclub in Bodmin. |
| 13 February 2023 | Walthamstow, London, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four men were injured, one critically, after a machete attack at a pub. |
| 5 November 2022 | Portsmouth, Hampshire, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four men were stabbed outside a nightclub in Portsmouth. |
| 25 April 2022 | Bermondsey, London, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | Main article: 2022 Bermondsey stabbing Four people were killed in a three-bedroomed terraced house. |
| 31 October 2021 | Bristol, England | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five people were stabbed during a large fight. |
| 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. |
| 18 September 2021 | Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | Main article: Killamarsh murders 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. |
| 17 March 2021 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five people were injured during a stabbing attack in Belfast city centre. |
| 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 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. |
| 26 July 2020 | Moss Side, Manchester, England | 1 | 3 | 4 | Main article: 2020 Manchester stabbing 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. |
| 26 June 2020 | Glasgow, Scotland | 0 | 6 | 6 | Main article: Glasgow hotel stabbings Six people, including a police officer, were seriously injured when a man stabbed them at the Park Inn Hotel in Glasgow's city centre. |
| 20 June 2020 | Reading, Berkshire, England | 3 | 3 | 6 | Main article: 2020 Reading stabbings A man armed with a kitchen knife attacked six people in Forbury Gardens, killing three and seriously injuring three others. |
| 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. |
| 12 January 2020 | Manchester, England | 0 | 5 | 5 | A man with a knife attacked homeless people at random, wounding five. |
| 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. |
· 2010s
29 November 2019
29 November 2019
Date
29 November 2019
Location
City of London, London, England
Dead
2
Injured
3
Total
5
Description
Main article: 2019 London Bridge stabbing
A man armed with two kitchen knives stabbed multiple people inside Fishmongers' Hall and on the north side of London Bridge.
11 October 2019
11 October 2019
Date
11 October 2019
Location
Manchester, England
Dead
0
Injured
5
Total
5
Description
Five people were injured, one seriously, after a man started attacking people at the Arndale Centre in Manchester.
25 August 2019
25 August 2019
Date
25 August 2019
Location
Maidstone, Kent, England
Dead
1
Injured
3
Total
4
Description
A teenager stabbed four people at a MoStack concert, killing a man.
27 November 2018
27 November 2018
Date
27 November 2018
Location
Edmonton, London, England
Dead
0
Injured
4
Total
4
Description
Four men were found with stab wounds following a fight apparently related to a shooting which happened the day before.
11 March 2018
11 March 2018
Date
11 March 2018
Location
Saintfield, County Down, Northern Ireland
Dead
0
Injured
4
Total
4
Description
A man stabbed four people at a house.
23 December 2017
23 December 2017
Date
23 December 2017
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Dead
0
Injured
4
Total
4
Description
Four people were stabbed during a brawl at a nightclub.
23 August 2017
23 August 2017
Date
23 August 2017
Location
Penistone, South Yorkshire, England
Dead
0
Injured
4
Total
4
Description
A man attacked his four children with a hammer, severely injuring them, then crashed his car into a pub.
3 June 2017
3 June 2017
Date
3 June 2017
Location
Southwark, London, England
Dead
6
Injured
48
Total
54
Description
Main article: 2017 London Bridge attack
Three attackers armed with ceramic knives killed six people and injured 48, 21 critically, in the Borough Market area in central London.
4 March 2017
4 March 2017
Date
4 March 2017
Location
Bristol, England
Dead
0
Injured
4
Total
4
Description
Four people were stabbed during a large fight outside a popular nightclub in Bristol.
20 May 2016
20 May 2016
Date
20 May 2016
Location
Hampton, London, England
Dead
0
Injured
4
Total
4
Description
A man stabbed four women in a Sainsbury's car park during a psychotic episode.
21 August 2016
21 August 2016
Date
21 August 2016
Location
Bristol, England
Dead
0
Injured
5
Total
5
Description
A man stabbed five people at two nightclubs.
3 August 2016
3 August 2016
Date
3 August 2016
Location
Bloomsbury, London, England
Dead
1
Injured
5
Total
6
Description
Main article: 2016 Russell Square stabbing
A man killed one person and injured five others, one seriously, in a stabbing attack in Russell Square.
4 October 2015
4 October 2015
Date
4 October 2015
Location
Slough, Berkshire, England
Dead
0
Injured
4
Total
4
Description
Four people sustained stab wounds at a house.
13 December 2013
13 December 2013
Date
13 December 2013
Location
Luton, Bedfordshire, England
Dead
0
Injured
4
Total
4
Description
Four people were injured during a knife fight at a birthday party.
13 October 2013
13 October 2013
Date
13 October 2013
Location
Begwary, Bedfordshire, England
Dead
0
Injured
4
Total
4
Description
Four people were stabbed at a party.
2 June 2012
2 June 2012
Date
2 June 2012
Location
Thornton Heath, London, England
Dead
0
Injured
5
Total
5
Description
Five people were stabbed during a disturbance.
19 November 2011
19 November 2011
Date
19 November 2011
Location
Kingsbury, London, England
Dead
0
Injured
4
Total
4
Description
Four police officers were stabbed while responding to a disturbance.
14 August 2011
14 August 2011
Date
14 August 2011
Location
St Helier, Jersey
Dead
6
Injured
1 (the perpetrator)
Total
7
Description
Main article: Rzeszowski family homicides
A man armed with two kitchen knives killed six people, including four members of his family, before repeatedly stabbing himself in the chest.
29 April 2011
29 April 2011
Date
29 April 2011
Location
Wootton, Northamptonshire, England
Dead
4
Injured
0
Total
4
Description
Main article: 2011 murder of the Ding family
Four people, all members of the same family, were found stabbed to death at their home on 1 May 2011.
| Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
| 29 November 2019 | City of London, London, England | 2 | 3 | 5 | Main article: 2019 London Bridge stabbing A man armed with two kitchen knives stabbed multiple people inside Fishmongers' Hall and on the north side of London Bridge. |
| 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. |
| 25 August 2019 | Maidstone, Kent, England | 1 | 3 | 4 | A teenager stabbed four people at a MoStack concert, killing a man. |
| 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. |
| 11 March 2018 | Saintfield, County Down, Northern Ireland | 0 | 4 | 4 | A man stabbed four people at a house. |
| 23 December 2017 | Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were stabbed during a brawl at a nightclub. |
| 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. |
| 3 June 2017 | Southwark, London, England | 6 | 48 | 54 | Main article: 2017 London Bridge attack Three attackers armed with ceramic knives killed six people and injured 48, 21 critically, in the Borough Market area in central London. |
| 4 March 2017 | Bristol, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were stabbed during a large fight outside a popular nightclub in Bristol. |
| 20 May 2016 | Hampton, London, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | A man stabbed four women in a Sainsbury's car park during a psychotic episode. |
| 21 August 2016 | Bristol, England | 0 | 5 | 5 | A man stabbed five people at two nightclubs. |
| 3 August 2016 | Bloomsbury, London, England | 1 | 5 | 6 | Main article: 2016 Russell Square stabbing A man killed one person and injured five others, one seriously, in a stabbing attack in Russell Square. |
| 4 October 2015 | Slough, Berkshire, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people sustained stab wounds at a house. |
| 13 December 2013 | Luton, Bedfordshire, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were injured during a knife fight at a birthday party. |
| 13 October 2013 | Begwary, Bedfordshire, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were stabbed at a party. |
| 2 June 2012 | Thornton Heath, London, England | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five people were stabbed during a disturbance. |
| 19 November 2011 | Kingsbury, London, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four police officers were stabbed while responding to a disturbance. |
| 14 August 2011 | St Helier, Jersey | 6 | 1 (the perpetrator) | 7 | Main article: Rzeszowski family homicides A man armed with two kitchen knives killed six people, including four members of his family, before repeatedly stabbing himself in the chest. |
| 29 April 2011 | Wootton, Northamptonshire, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | Main article: 2011 murder of the Ding family Four people, all members of the same family, were found stabbed to death at their home on 1 May 2011. |
· 2000s
20 August 2009
20 August 2009
Date
20 August 2009
Location
Keighley, West Yorkshire, England
Dead
0
Injured
7
Total
7
Description
A man suffering from delusions stabbed seven people after worsening his condition with alcohol and drugs.
17 August 2009
17 August 2009
Date
17 August 2009
Location
Bristol, England
Dead
0
Injured
10
Total
10
Description
A man with a Swiss Army knife stabbed ten people, including several police officers, on a cycle path in Easton.
1 February 2009
1 February 2009
Date
1 February 2009
Location
Glasgow, Scotland
Dead
0
Injured
4
Total
4
Description
Four men were stabbed at a pub.
August 2008
August 2008
Date
August 2008
Location
Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Dead
0
Injured
4
Total
4
Description
A man stabbed four people with scissors after being expelled from a nightclub.
24 May 2008
24 May 2008
Date
24 May 2008
Location
Sidcup, London, England
Dead
1
Injured
4
Total
5
Description
A man with two kitchen knives stabbed actor Rob Knox to death and wounded four other people outside a bar.
12 February 2007
12 February 2007
Date
12 February 2007
Location
Caledon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Dead
0
Injured
4
Total
4
Description
A man stabbed a person inside a store, then injured three other people outside in random attacks.
13 November 2006
13 November 2006
Date
13 November 2006
Location
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Dead
4
Injured
0
Total
4
Description
A man used a knife to kill his two children, his ex-partner, and her brother.
4 November 2006
4 November 2006
Date
4 November 2006
Location
Mitcham, London, England
Dead
1
Injured
3
Total
4
Description
Four people were stabbed, one fatally, during a gang brawl.
26 January 2005
26 January 2005
Date
26 January 2005
Location
Paisley/Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Dead
0
Injured
6
Total
6
Description
A man injured six people with a knife in a series of attacks.
24 December 2004
24 December 2004
Date
24 December 2004
Location
Lewisham, London, England
Dead
0
Injured
4
Total
4
Description
A man stabbed four people inside and outside a bar.
23 December 2004
23 December 2004
Date
23 December 2004
Location
North London, England
Dead
1
Injured
5
Total
6
Description
A man killed one person and critically injured five others after "rampaging" through the Green Lanes area of London.
4 April 2003
4 April 2003
Date
4 April 2003
Location
Bristol, England
Dead
0
Injured
6
Total
6
Description
A man stabbed six people in random attacks, one of whom he also robbed.
14 January 2003
14 January 2003
Date
14 January 2003
Location
Crumpsall, Greater Manchester, England
Dead
1
Injured
4
Total
5
Description
Main article: Murder of Stephen Oake 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.
3 November 2002
3 November 2002
Date
3 November 2002
Location
Slough, Berkshire, England
Dead
0
Injured
4
Total
4
Description
A gang of men stabbed and cut four people.
28 August 2001
28 August 2001
Date
28 August 2001
Location
Gravesend, Kent, England
Dead
3
Injured
2
Total
5
Description
Main article: Bluestone family murders
A police officer killed his wife and two of his children and wounded two other children with a claw hammer before hanging himself.
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 1 February 2009 | Glasgow, Scotland | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four men were stabbed at a pub. |
| August 2008 | Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | 0 | 4 | 4 | A man stabbed four people with scissors after being expelled from a nightclub. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 4 November 2006 | Mitcham, London, England | 1 | 3 | 4 | Four people were stabbed, one fatally, during a gang brawl. |
| 26 January 2005 | Paisley/Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland | 0 | 6 | 6 | A man injured six people with a knife in a series of attacks. |
| 24 December 2004 | Lewisham, London, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | A man stabbed four people inside and outside a bar. |
| 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. |
| 4 April 2003 | Bristol, England | 0 | 6 | 6 | A man stabbed six people in random attacks, one of whom he also robbed. |
| 14 January 2003 | Crumpsall, Greater Manchester, England | 1 | 4 | 5 | Main article: Murder of Stephen Oake 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. |
| 3 November 2002 | Slough, Berkshire, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | A gang of men stabbed and cut four people. |
| 28 August 2001 | Gravesend, Kent, England | 3 | 2 | 5 | Main article: Bluestone family murders A police officer killed his wife and two of his children and wounded two other children with a claw hammer before hanging himself. |
· 1990s
28 November 1999
28 November 1999
Date
28 November 1999
Location
Thornton Heath, London, England
Dead
0
Injured
12 (including the perpetrator)
Total
12
Description
A schizophrenic man attacked 11 worshippers at a church in Thornton Heath with a katana after hearing voices which told him they were demons.
10 November 1999
10 November 1999
Date
10 November 1999
Location
Edgware, London, England
Dead
0
Injured
4
Total
4
Description
A man stabbed four people and threatened another with a knife in a series of attacks.
July 1998
July 1998
Date
July 1998
Location
Soho, London, England
Dead
0
Injured
5
Total
5
Description
A restaurant worker stabbed five colleagues with a meat knife.
10 May 1998
10 May 1998
Date
10 May 1998
Location
Rutherglen, Scotland
Dead
0
Injured
4
Total
4
Description
A 17-year-old Rangers fan stabbed four rival Celtic fans during scuffles after Celtic won the Premier Division.
8 July 1996
8 July 1996
Date
8 July 1996
Location
Wolverhampton, West Midands, England
Dead
0
Injured
7
Total
7
Description
Main article: Wolverhampton machete attack
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
April 1996
Date
April 1996
Location
Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dead
0
Injured
4
Total
4
Description
A schizophrenic man stabbed his father, then injured three strangers in a series of attacks.
2 January 1996
2 January 1996
Date
2 January 1996
Location
Bexleyheath, London, England
Dead
0
Injured
4
Total
4
Description
A mentally ill woman with four knives and five screwdrivers injured four people at a Jobcentre location.
28 December 1995
28 December 1995
Date
28 December 1995
Location
Bordesley Green, Birmingham, England
Dead
1
Injured
9
Total
10
Description
A man with two knives stabbed ten people in a Netto supermarket, killing one.
28 August 1995
28 August 1995
Date
28 August 1995
Location
Moreton, Merseyside, England
Dead
0
Injured
5
Total
5
Description
A man randomly stabbed five people, including three teenagers, as he walked through the streets of Moreton.
7 August 1995
7 August 1995
Date
7 August 1995
Location
Birkenhead, Merseyside, England
Dead
0
Injured
6
Total
6
Description
A man kicked out of a nightclub injured six people in a stabbing.
29 April 1995
29 April 1995
Date
29 April 1995
Location
Birmingham, England
Dead
0
Injured
5
Total
5
Description
Five men were wounded by a man with a knife at a nightclub.
8 December 1994
8 December 1994
Date
8 December 1994
Location
Birmingham, England
Dead
0
Injured
15
Total
15
Description
Main article: Rackhams' stabbing incident A man injured 15 women, three seriously, with a butcher knife and a bread knife in a Rackhams department store.
February 1994
February 1994
Date
February 1994
Location
Oldham, Greater Manchester, England
Dead
0
Injured
4
Total
4
Description
A man stabbed four people in a housing estate before being tackled and detained by a police officer.
January 1994
January 1994
Date
January 1994
Location
Cardiff, Wales
Dead
1
Injured
3
Total
4
Description
A man attacked his neighbours with a knife, killing one and wounding three.
12 October 1992
12 October 1992
Date
12 October 1992
Location
Witham, Essex, England
Dead
0
Injured
4
Total
4
Description
A man armed with a knife and claw hammer attacked people at random, injuring four.
9 August 1992
9 August 1992
Date
9 August 1992
Location
Harlow, Essex, England
Dead
1
Injured
3
Total
4
Description
A man was killed and three other people wounded in a stabbing at a birthday party hosted at Princess Alexandra Hospital.
2 September 1991
2 September 1991
Date
2 September 1991
Location
Wood Green, London, England
Dead
0
Injured
4
Total
4
Description
A man stabbed four police officers at the Wood Green Shopping City shopping centre.
| 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. |
| 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. |
| July 1998 | Soho, London, England | 0 | 5 | 5 | A restaurant worker stabbed five colleagues with a meat knife. |
| 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. |
| 8 July 1996 | Wolverhampton, West Midands, England | 0 | 7 | 7 | Main article: Wolverhampton machete attack 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. |
| 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. |
| 28 December 1995 | Bordesley Green, Birmingham, England | 1 | 9 | 10 | A man with two knives stabbed ten people in a Netto supermarket, killing one. |
| 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. |
| 7 August 1995 | Birkenhead, Merseyside, England | 0 | 6 | 6 | A man kicked out of a nightclub injured six people in a stabbing. |
| 29 April 1995 | Birmingham, England | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five men were wounded by a man with a knife at a nightclub. |
| 8 December 1994 | Birmingham, England | 0 | 15 | 15 | Main article: Rackhams' stabbing incident A man injured 15 women, three seriously, with a butcher knife and a bread knife in a Rackhams department store. |
| 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. |
| January 1994 | Cardiff, Wales | 1 | 3 | 4 | A man attacked his neighbours with a knife, killing one and wounding three. |
| 12 October 1992 | Witham, Essex, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | A man armed with a knife and claw hammer attacked people at random, injuring four. |
| 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. |
| 2 September 1991 | Wood Green, London, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | A man stabbed four police officers at the Wood Green Shopping City shopping centre. |
· 1980s
10 November 1989
10 November 1989
Date
10 November 1989
Location
Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
Dead
0
Injured
5
Total
5
Description
A man stabbed five people at random as they walked past him in the street.
| 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. |
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