On 5 April 2026, the Home Office released new data showing a record year for County Lines enforcement. In 2025, 2,740 lines were closed, 1,657 gang leaders charged and 961 knives seized. Since the general election, the programme has closed 3,785 lines, charged 2,175 leaders and removed 1,229 knives from the streets. The County Lines Programme, funded by £34 million this year – including £28 million for policing – has also contributed to a 25 % fall in hospital admissions for stabbings in key areas, preventing more than 800 stabbings annually. During the County Lines Intensification Week (2–8 March), forces closed 355 lines, made 2,180 arrests and safeguarded 1,348 people. The government will launch a plan to halve knife crime within a decade, titled “Protecting Lives, Building Hope.”
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