OAP's and knife possession

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/25/8723

Version Date: 03/10/2025

The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information: 

Data Source

Force custody recording system - NSPIS/NICHE Custody 

Data Processing:

Qliksense Detainee Management Report

Filtered on Arrest Date: 01/04/2020 -31/03 2025

Filtered on Age at Arrest Group: 65+ yrs

Excel filtered on relevant arrest offences 

Caveats/Limitations

Note data limited to bladed articles and offensive weapon possession only 

For the purpose of this request, the time frames to be considered are:

April 2020 - 31 March 2021
April 2021 - 31 March 2022
April 2022 - 31 March 2023
April 2023 - 31 March 2024
April 2024 - 31 March 2025

Broken down by the above timeframes, how many people aged 65 and over have been arrested on possession of a bladed article or offensive weapon?

Of those number, please can you detail how many of these arrests were of males and how many were females?