Crime Archives - Positive News

The shifting reality of knife crime in the UK

Hannah Partos — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:55:27 +0000

Despite the ‘broken Britain’ headlines, violent crime is falling – including knife crime. We meet the people helping to make the streets safer

Gavin Haines — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 04:00:09 +0000

England’s murder rate plummeted, France said ‘non’ to social media for kids, and the world set a welcome record, plus more

Robin Eveleigh — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 13:12:23 +0000

 Relatable language, fast-paced messaging and avoiding scare tactics are key to the new project, thanks to the input of Scottish teens

Robin Eveleigh — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 12:50:38 +0000

After years spent as a county lines drug mule, Danielle Marin now works with the police to help girls like her exit gangs that exploit them

Robin Eveleigh — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 09:48:24 +0000

Traditional news outlets might have you believing otherwise, but the developed world is getting safer

Daisy Greenwell — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 10:47:27 +0000

On the streets of Philadelphia, horses are helping disadvantaged young people gallop towards a brighter future

Constance Malleret — Mon, 23 May 2022 12:06:57 +0000

People in Rio are digging deep to create the world’s largest urban garden. As well as feeding families, the project brings other benefits

Lucy Purdy — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 15:46:12 +0000

Recording every step we take, nature is the ultimate witness to human activity, says forensic ecologist Patricia Wiltshire

Gavin Haines — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 20:05:34 +0000

A study revealed rewilding’s potential, Ikea embraced circularity and notice was served on ‘thuggish’ debt letters

Abby Young-Powell — Thu, 31 Oct 2019 15:22:11 +0000

A compassion-led approach is steering people convicted of sex offences away from isolation and reoffending