The launch of the government's Serious Violence Strategy last month was given added urgency by a spate of violent deaths of young people and subsequent media spotlight on how to tackle the issue.
Much of the focus has been on London where more than 50 people have been killed violently since the turn of the year, around a quarter being aged 21 and under.
Latest Ministry of Justice figures show there were 4,490 cautions for knife offences given to 10- to 17-year-olds in 2017 across England, up 12.4 per cent on 2016. Custodial sentences for knife offences also rose to their highest level for a decade.
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