And Sheffield has not been immune to shocking incidents involving knives in the last few months.
Figures released earlier this year showed that levels were actually three per cent down in October 2019 to September 2020, as compared with the period October 2018 to September 2019, across South Yorkshire.
But the city and nearby parts of South Yorkshire have seen a number of serious incidents this year, with cases also appearing in the courts in recent months.
Here we reveal a number of serious incidents including deaths which have involved knives in the last few months.
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13. Carver Street
Nicholas Pandohie, aged 24, and Brooklyn Mason-Brown, aged 25, were involved in a bust-up with others on Carver Street, Sheffield at around 3am on October 17, 2019. Sheffield Crown Court heard in August. The court heard Mason-Brown, of Millhouse Road, Birmingham, went after a male, pushing him in the road before taking a knife from his own pocket and stabbing the victim. Pandohie, of Rubery Lane, Birmingham, also pushed others and punched a male before walking away with other suspects, according to Mr Thomas. The court heard the stab victim suffered two wounds to his chest but they did not appear to be serious. Judge Graham Reeds QC sentenced Mason-Brown to 15 months of custody suspended for two years with a six-month curfew, and sentenced Pandohie to eight months of custody suspended for 18 months with a three-month curfew. Photo: Google