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Injuries: Offensive Weapons

Volume 477: debated on Monday 16 June 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were treated for (a) gunshot and (b) knife wounds at hospitals in each strategic health authority in each of the last 10 years, broken down by (i) age, (ii) sex and (iii) ethnicity. (206489)

Data are not held in the format requested. This is because of restrictions on the use of such data where the figures are very small. However, the following tables set out data, firstly by strategic health authority (SHA) and then, separately, by age and sex and ethnicity.

Count of finished admissions with a gunshot related injury by SHA for period 1997-98 to 2006-07, national health service hospitals England and activity performed in the independent sector in England commissioned by English NHS

SHA

2006-07

Q30

North East SHA

71

Q31

North West SHA

278

Q32

Yorkshire and Humber SHA

138

Q33

East Midlands SHA

96

Q34

West Midlands SHA

172

Q35

East of England SHA

103

Q36

London SHA

209

Q37

South East Coast SHA

73

Q38

South Central SHA

57

Q39

South West SHA

79

Unknown and Non England

39

Total

1,315

SHA

2005-06

2004-05

2003-04

2002-03

2001-02

2000-01

1999-2000

1998-99

1997-98

Q01

Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire SHA

32

29

42

23

42

30

45

49

31

Q02

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire SHA

19

16

41

26

21

26

25

14

15

Q03

Essex SHA

21

26

27

29

25

27

37

32

24

Q04

North West London SHA

50

43

71

52

32

29

26

18

35

Q05

North Central London SHA

31

25

38

29

51

29

23

14

22

Q06

North East London SHA

64

48

69

74

59

47

41

26

24

Q07

South East London SHA

75

52

55

55

56

45

38

42

43

Q08

South West London SHA

34

21

23

21

21

13

23

13

18

Q09

Northumberland, Tyne and Wear SHA

22

31

35

30

47

52

49

51

41

Q10

County Durham and Tees Valley SHA

28

22

25

39

37

28

28

35

31

Q11

North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire SHA

41

35

46

41

47

40

29

32

15

Q12

West Yorkshire SHA

69

64

82

83

101

67

63

54

57

Q13

Cumbria and Lancashire SHA

42

54

51

57

63

62

52

44

53

Q14

Greater Manchester SHA

101

108

111

115

123

110

146

96

97

Q15

Cheshire and Merseyside SHA

108

98

116

85

97

69

74

72

58

Q16

Thames Valley SHA

29

23

34

31

36

37

37

23

27

Q17

Hampshire and Isle of Wight SHA

27

24

34

19

32

27

32

23

26

Q18

Kent and Medway SHA

26

33

32

30

47

28

14

20

24

Q19

Surrey and Sussex SHA

39

44

40

28

42

27

25

39

31

Q20

Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire SHA

40

39

40

43

48

31

39

27

34

Q21

South West Peninsula SHA

22

27

36

26

24

29

31

24

25

Q22

Dorset and Somerset SHA

28

14

14

11

29

14

13

23

15

Q23

South Yorkshire SHA

50

55

40

62

61

48

42

38

24

Q24

Trent SHA

52

46

74

83

69

46

66

63

54

Q25

Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland SHA

19

22

25

16

28

28

27

25

32

Q26

Shropshire and Staffordshire SHA

23

14

25

29

28

29

37

28

30

Q27

Birmingham and the Black Country SHA

67

73

76

89

86

62

59

27

50

Q28

West Midlands South SHA

38

44

37

28

21

24

26

22

18

Unknown and Non-England

36

33

31

33

47

18

23

13

40

Total

1,233

1,163

1,370

1,287

1,420

1,122

1,170

987

994

Count of finished admissions with a knife related injury by SHA for period 1997-98 to 2006-07, national health service hospitals England and activity performed in the independent sector in England commissioned by English NHS

SHA

2006-07

Q30

North East SHA

362

Q31

North West SHA

797

Q32

Yorkshire and Humber SHA

608

Q33

East Midlands SHA

444

Q34

West Midlands SHA

500

Q35

East of England SHA

494

Q36

London SHA

731

Q37

South East Coast SHA

411

Q38

South Central SHA

367

Q39

South West SHA

463

Unknown and Non England

107

Total

5,284

SHA

2005-06

2004-05

2003-04

2002-03

2001-02

2000-01

1999-2000

1998-99

1997-98

Q01

Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire SHA

175

198

199

202

175

205

179

173

169

Q02

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Strategic HA

145

154

150

154

124

122

108

87

94

Q03

Essex SHA

225

222

210

216

208

209

202

170

175

Q04

North West London SHA

239

201

224

222

211

225

228

164

153

Q05

North Central London SHA

105

80

91

71

76

56

56

51

46

Q06

North East London SHA

197

226

180

158

170

128

136

115

119

Q07

South East London SHA

116

125

106

136

101

83

76

71

71

Q08

South West London Strategic HA

139

106

148

160

119

107

69

97

34

Q09

Northumberland, Tyne and Wear SHA

237

232

251

215

196

183

171

148

155

Q10

County Durham and Tees Valley SHA

155

197

183

155

201

153

168

144

103

Q11

North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire SHA

174

214

213

201

192

153

160

173

78

Q12

West Yorkshire SHA

247

237

250

255

248

238

253

296

254

Q13

Cumbria and Lancashire SHA

188

144

162

187

171

205

175

210

177

Q14

Greater Manchester SHA

276

312

274

252

378

318

302

320

285

Q15

Cheshire and Merseyside SHA

326

279

245

226

211

183

169

186

164

Q16

Thames Valley SHA

194

185

178

153

137

165

153

138

134

Q17

Hampshire and Isle of Wight SHA

144

103

74

106

92

125

143

113

86

Q18

Kent and Medway SHA

174

115

126

146

123

165

144

68

105

Q19

Surrey and Sussex SHA

274

262

240

227

189

201

212

140

138

Q20

Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire SHA

248

216

211

195

180

193

233

192

177

Q21

South West Peninsula SHA

153

112

117

140

132

129

110

122

112

Q22

Dorset and Somerset SHA

104

82

93

99

79

103

91

110

84

Q23

South Yorkshire SHA

117

99

136

146

126

120

128

43

47

Q24

Trent SHA

236

214

235

225

218

225

206

201

166

Q25

Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland SHA

144

102

103

57

103

117

110

72

95

Q26

Shropshire and Staffordshire SHA

111

112

103

91

106

103

98

92

95

Q27

Birmingham and the Black Country SHA

224

201

206

224

182

195

200

180

137

Q28

West Midlands South SHA

119

103

124

105

124

118

104

87

94

Unknown and Non-England

135

106

89

81

95

80

78

39

183

Total

5,321

4,939

4,921

4,805

4,667

4,607

4,462

4002

3 730

Count of finished admissions for gunshot wounds and knife related injuries by age and gender for period 1997-98 to 2006-07, NHS hospitals England and activity performed in the independent sector in England commissioned by English NHS

Female

Male

Under 18

18 and over

Unknown

Under 18

18 and over

Unknown

2006-07

Gunshot wound

53

104

273

884

1

Knife wound

135

1,291

398

3,460

2005-06

Gunshot wound

38

82

234

878

1

Knife wound

148

1,341

438

3,393

1

2004-05

Gunshot wound

40

103

267

752

1

Knife wound

118

1,248

402

3,169

1

2003-04

Gunshot wound

53

91

337

887

2

Knife wound

117

1,233

2

393

3,176

2002-03

Gunshot wound

55

71

361

799

1

Knife wound

132

1,137

439

3,097

2001-02

Gunshot wound

78

111

1

390

838

1

Knife wound

118

1,193

435

2,884

1

2000-01

Gunshot wound

46

75

380

618

2

Knife wound

138

1,110

1

402

2,948

4

1999-2000

Gunshot wound

53

65

442

609

1

Knife wound

123

1,044

2

417

2,871

2

1998-99

Gunshot wound

47

71

334

533

2

Knife wound

130

877

1

385

2,607

2

1997-98

Gunshot wound

55

67

2

316

545

7

Knife wound

94

853

14

348

2,372

46

Not KnownNot SpecifiedTotal

Under 18

18 and over

Unknown

Under 18

18 and over

Unknown

2006-07

Gunshot wound

1,315

Knife wound

5,284

2005-06

Gunshot wound

1,233

Knife wound

5,321

2004-05

Gunshot wound

1

1,163

Knife wound

4,939

2003-04

Gunshot wound

1,370

Knife wound

4,921

2002-03

Gunshot wound

1,287

Knife wound

4,805

2001-02

Gunshot wound

1

1,420

Knife wound

36

4,667

2000-01

Gunshot wound

1

1,122

Knife wound

3

1

4,607

1999-2000

Gunshot wound

1,170

Knife wound

1

2

4,462

1998-99

Gunshot wound

987

Knife wound

4,002

1997-98

Gunshot wound

1

1

994

Knife wound

3

3,730

Count of finished admissions for gunshot wounds and knife related injuries by ethnicity for period 2002-03 to 2006-07, national heath service hospitals England and activity performed in the independent sector in England commissioned by English NHS

White

Mixed

Asian or Asian British

Black or Black British

Other Ethnic Group

Not known

Not Stated

Total

2006-07

Gunshot wound

809

16

40

114

42

60

234

1,315

Knife wound

3,574

71

239

112

132

253

903

5,284

2005-06

Gunshot wound

705

12

28

118

29

79

262

1,233

Knife wound

3,412

55

206

95

131

224

1,198

5,321

2004-05

Gunshot wound

641

15

31

81

17

93

285

1,163

Knife wound

3,142

38

175

104

102

255

1,123

4,939

2003-04

Gunshot wound

698

15

46

98

29

103

381

1,370

Knife wound

2,956

46

147

97

69

332

1,274

4,921

2002-03

Gunshot wound

594

20

49

88

21

106

409

1,287

Knife wound

2,754

35

181

88

80

282

1,385

4,805