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.
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
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
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
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
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