NHS hospital data: assault

Annual number of hospital admissions, England

Assault / knife assault / violence by deprivation / bodily force / blunt object / firearm

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In English NHS hospitals and English NHS-commissioned activity in the independent sector. Total number for assaults is sum of causes with description 'Assault by...' (codes X85-Y04, Y08 and Y09). Data to 2024/25, published Sep 2025, updated annually.

Chart: UMkXsSource: NHS Hospital Admitted Patient Care Activity (External causes)Get the dataCreated with Datawrapper