Overview

• Police were called at 5:01 p.m. on September 23 to Acre Lane, Brixton, after reports of an altercation involving a knife.
• One 16-year-old was taken to hospital with a stab wound described as not life-threatening or life-changing.
• A second 16-year-old sustained a minor injury that did not require further medical treatment.
• No arrests have been made and detectives are asking anyone with information to call 101 quoting CAD 5204/23SEP.
• Footage of the clash circulated on social media, and the episode comes as the House of Commons Library reports 53,047 knife-enabled crimes in the year to March 2025, with the Met accounting for about 31%.