Violence: assault

In England

Violence / assault / sexual assault / knife assault / bodily force / blunt object / firearm

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-Y03, Y08 and Y09). Data to 2023/24, published Jul 2025, updated annually
Chart: cnAS2Source: NHS Hospital Admitted Patient Care Activity (External causes)Get the dataCreated with Datawrapper