The rise, relating to the April to October period, comes as separate Labour Party research shows a total of 2,076 residents aged 13 to 24 were cut or stabbed with knives in the capital last year, up from 1,594 for 2008.
Labour said knife crime against teenagers, including instances of a weapon being used to threaten someone, is up by 23 per cent and has risen in all but four of London’s 31 boroughs.
The news comes after Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke last month outlined plans to introduce a mandatory four-month detention and training order for aggravated knife possession for 16- and 17-year-olds.
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