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South Yorkshire efforts by South has seen notable Yorkshire Police to reductions in key disrupt organised crime categories criminal networks over the past year, and remove illegal according to the latest weapons from police recorded crime circulation. The force’s figures published by armed crime team, the Office for National which expanded its Statistics (ONS) for remit in late 2024, has the year ending June played a pivotal role in 2025. investigating firearmThe data reveals a 38% related burglaries and decrease in firearms discharges. offences, with recorded Residential burglary incidents falling from also saw a substantial 273 to 168. reduction of 11%, This is a sharper aligning with decline than the national trends but regional average of outperforming the 32% and the national regional decrease of average of 16%. The 5%. This improvement drop reflects ongoing is attributed to
targeted policing and community engagement initiatives aimed at prevention and early intervention. Knife crime, a persistent concern across the UK, decreased by 2% in South Yorkshire. While modest, this decline is part of a broader regional and national downward trend. South Yorkshire Police’s participation in Operation Sceptre, a bi-annual national week of action, led to the recovery of 245 knives and 87 arrests. The force also conducted
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