{"id":1185416,"date":"2026-09-04T04:57:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T04:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1185416\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T04:57:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T04:57:17","slug":"only-one-in-five-in-wales-confident-young-people-would-tell-police-about-knife-carrying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1185416\/","title":{"rendered":"Only one in five in Wales confident young people would tell police about knife carrying"},"content":{"rendered":"

News<\/a><\/strong> \u2022
\n September 4, 2026 at 5:00 am <\/p>\n

Only one in five people in Wales are confident young people would tell police if they knew someone was carrying a knife, according to new research.<\/p>\n

The UK-wide YouGov survey, commissioned by Crimestoppers, found more than four in ten (41%) people in Wales cited fear of retaliation as a reason they might not report information about crime to the police.<\/p>\n

While the YouGov research found confidence in young people sharing information about knife crime with police is low across Wales, the research suggests anonymity could make a significant difference. Almost half (48%) of people in Wales said they were confident young people would share information with an anonymous service.<\/p>\n

Across the UK just 31% of 16- to 25-year-olds said they would be very likely to report information about knife crime directly to the police, compared with 45% of those aged 26 and over.<\/p>\n

Crimestoppers said the findings challenge the perception that young people are unwilling to help tackle knife crime and suggest fear, mistrust and uncertainty are preventing many from speaking up.<\/p>\n

41% of 16- to 25-year-olds said fear of retaliation was a barrier that could stop them sharing information about knife crime with the police, while 28% said a lack of trust in the police could stop them.<\/p>\n

The regional findings come as Crimestoppers launches a new campaign through its youth service, Fearless.org.<\/p>\n

The campaign features the story of Charlie Cosser, who was murdered in 2023 after being stabbed while trying to protect a friend. Charlie\u2019s father, Martin Cosser, is now working with Fearless to encourage young people to understand that anonymously sharing information about knife crime could help prevent future tragedies and save lives.<\/p>\n

Martin Cosser, Charlie\u2019s father and co-founder of Charlie\u2019s Promise, said: \u201cNo family should have to experience the heartbreak ours has endured.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know fear can stop people speaking up, but one piece of information can make all the difference. I hope this campaign helps young people understand they can share what they know anonymously and potentially save someone\u2019s life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fearless is Crimestoppers\u2019 youth service, providing information about crime, personal safety and the law, as well as an anonymous way to pass on information about crime.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information about knife crime or other serious criminal activity can contact Fearless anonymously by visiting Fearless.org.<\/p>\n

Spotted something?<\/strong> Got a story? email us at news@wrexham.com<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"Google<\/p>\n

Add Wrexham.com<\/b> as a preferred source on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search.<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"News \u2022 September 4, 2026 at 5:00 am Only one in five people in Wales are confident young…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1185417,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5010],"tags":[748,4884,16,15,1764],"class_list":["post-1185416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wales","tag-britain","tag-great-britain","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-wales"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/117211003245381776","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1185416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1185416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1185416\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1185417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1185416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1185416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1185416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}