Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of crime involving (a) knives, (b) guns and (c) any other weapon were recorded in St Helens in each year since 2015.
The Home Office collects and publishes information on offences involving knives / sharp instruments or firearms at the Police Force Area level only.
Information for Merseyside police can be found in the Home Office Open Data Tables, available here: Police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)