List of mass shootings in the United Kingdom

This article is a list of mass shootings in the United Kingdom. Mass shootings are firearm-related violence with at least four casualties. This list does not include violence during the Troubles.

21st century

2020s

Date	Location	Dead	Injured	Total	Description
29 May 2024	London, England	0	4	4	Four people, including a nine-year-old girl, were injured after a gunman on a stolen motorbike shot at a restaurant in Dalston, Hackney.[1]
14 January 2023	London, England	0	6	6	Euston shooting: Six people were wounded in a shooting near St Aloysius R.C. Church.[2]
24 December 2022	Wallasey, England	1	4	5	Wallasey pub shooting: A gunman fired at a busy pub entrance in Wallasey Village, killing one and injuring four.[3]
18 June 2022	London, England	0	5	5	Five people were injured with a shotgun and knife during a dispute at Wandsworth Road in Lambeth.[4]
14 August 2021	London, England	0	4	4	Four people were wounded in Clarence Gardens, Camden.[5]
12 August 2021	Plymouth, England	6[n 1]	2	8	Plymouth shooting: A man killed his mother before leaving the house and randomly shooting people in the street. Five people were killed and two others were wounded. The shooter killed himself nearby.[6]
25 July 2021	Manchester, England	0	4	4	Four people were injured in a shooting at a party in Longsight.[7]
3 August 2020	Birmingham, England	0	5	5	Five people were wounded at a street party in Winson Green.[8]
3 June 2020	London, England	0	4	4	A drive-by shooting in Harlesden injured four people, including a 2-year-old.[9]
29 March 2020	Woodmancote, England	4[n 1]	0	4	A man killed his wife, two daughters, and the family dog with a shotgun before killing himself.[10]

2010s

Date	Location	Dead	Injured	Total	Description
30 June 2019	Birmingham, England	0	4	4	Four people were injured at a barbecue in Winson Green.[11]
12 August 2018	Manchester, England	0	12	12	Twelve people were shot in the Moss Side neighbourhood.[12]
25 March 2016	Forest Gate, England	0	5	5	A drive-by shooting left five people wounded.[13]
10 October 2015	Hockley, England	0	4	4	A shooting incident at a Costcutter shop left four men wounded.[14]
4 August 2012	Bootle, England	0	4	4	Four teenagers suffered shotgun wounds in a street.[15]
25 May 2012	Droylsden, England	1	3	4	A man shot and killed one person and wounded three others at Cotton Tree Pub.[16]
1 January 2012	Horden, England	4[n 1]	1	5	Horden shooting: A man killed three women in a domestic violence incident. He wounded another person before killing himself.[17]
9 July 2010	London, England	0	5	5	Five men were wounded in St. James Garden, Brixton.[18]
13 June 2010	Birmingham, England	0	4	4	A shooting incident at Digbeth's Custard Factory left three men and one woman wounded.[19]
2 June 2010	Cumbria, England	13[n 1]	11	24	Cumbria shootings: A man killed twelve people, including his brother, at separate locations. The gunman wounded eleven others before killing himself.[20]

2000s

Date	Location	Dead	Injured	Total	Description
1 January 2007	London, England	0	4	4	Four people were shot and wounded during a New Year's Eve party at a club in Islington.[21]
9 July 2006	Newcastle upon Tyne, England	4	0	4	A man shot and killed four of his family members. He surrendered at a local police station.[22]
18 July 2005	Newcastle, Northern Ireland	0	4	4	Four people were wounded in a drive-by shooting.[23]
20 November 2004	Birmingham, England	1	3	4	Several gunmen opened fire as they attempted to enter a nightclub, killing a doorman and wounding three other employees.[24]
9 November 2003	Belfast, Northern Ireland	0	4	4	Four men were injured outside an apartment complex in what was described as a "paramilitary-style punishment attack".[25]
2 January 2003	Birmingham, England	2	3	5	Murder of Charlene Ellis and Letisha Shakespeare: Two teenage girls were shot and killed leaving a party in Aston. Three more were wounded. The drive-by shooting was part of a feud between two Birmingham gangs following the murder of a member of one gang.[26]
9 November 2002	London, England	0	4	4	Four people were shot and wounded during a mass brawl in Haringey, involving knives, bats, and guns.[27][28] Another man was stabbed to death.[27]
23 June 2002	Leeds, England	0	4	4	A gunman opened fire inside a pub in Cross Gates, wounding three employees and a customer before fleeing.[29]
14 July 2001	Leeds, England	1	5	6	Four people were found shot in a car park outside a hotel in Chapeltown, one of whom died in hospital. This shooting was linked to a nearby shooting that occurred two hours earlier, leaving two men wounded.[30]
6 May 2001	Harrow, England	4[n 1]	0	4	A man shot and killed three family members with a shotgun before killing himself.[31]
2 February 2001	Camberley, England	4[n 1]	0	4	A man shot and killed his wife and two children before killing himself.[32]
18 August 2000	Belfast, Northern Ireland	0	4	4	Four people were injured by gunfire during a sectarian fight between loyalists.[33]
31 July 2000	London, England	0	8	8	Two gunmen shot and wounded eight people outside a nightclub in Peckham.[34]

20th century

1990s

Date	Location	Dead	Injured	Total	Description
4 May 1999	London, England	0	7	7	Two shooters exchanged gunfire at a nightclub in Hackney, wounding seven people.[35][36]
23 April 1999	Rochdale, England	0	5	5	A man opened fire from his car on officers and pedestrians during a police chase, wounding five people before being arrested along with two accomplices.[37]
10 March 1997	Camberwell, England	1	3	4	One person was killed and three others wounded when a gunman opened fire in a nightclub.[38]
15 November 1996	Barrmill, Scotland	0	4	4	Three men and an 11-year-old boy were wounded by gunfire inside a home.[39]
13 March 1996	Dunblane, Scotland	18[n 1]	15	33	Dunblane massacre: A man entered Dunblane Primary School and opened fire, killing sixteen pupils and one teacher. The shooter wounded fifteen others before killing himself.[40]
14 July 1994	Aylesbury, England	0	5[n 1][n 2]	5	A gunman wounded four people in a pub with a handgun before being stabbed and arrested.[41]
25 June 1994	Glastonbury, England	0	5	5	A man shot and wounded five people at the Glastonbury Festival before being arrested.[42]
15 May 1993	Forth, Scotland	1	4[n 1]	5	A man kidnapped a couple, shooting the male dead and forcing the female out of the vehicle before fleeing. As police investigated the murder, the gunman opened fire on them in an ambush, wounding three officers before he was wounded by return fire and arrested.[43]
7 March 1992	Aberaeron, Wales	3[n 1]	1	4	A man killed his ex-wife and her father and wounded her mother before killing himself.[44]
3 August 1991	London, England	2	4	6	Two masked gunmen killed two people and wounded four others at a pub in Walworth.[45]
18 March 1990	Glasgow, Scotland	2[n 1]	5	7	After striking a person's car with his own vehicle, a man opened fire into a crowd of people attempting to help the crash victims, killing one and wounding five. The shooter killed himself afterwards.[46]

1980s

Date	Location	Dead	Injured	Total	Description
30 April 1989	Monkseaton, England	1	14	15	Monkseaton shootings: A man fired indiscriminately at people outside his home, killing one person and wounding fourteen. He fled the scene and was arrested in nearby Whitley Bay.[47]
7 March 1988	London, England	2	2	4	A man opened fire at two homes in Hackney, killing two people and wounding two others before being arrested.[48]
10 January 1988	Derry, Northern Ireland	5[n 1]	0	5	A man killed four family members with a shotgun before killing himself.[49]
6 January 1988	Higham Ferrers, England	0	4	4	Higham Ferrers School shooting: An expelled student entered his former school and wounded four people with a shotgun before being arrested.[50]
11 November 1987	London, England	3	3[n 1][51]	6	Dormers Wells High School shooting: Two Sikhs opened fire at a prayer meeting held at a secondary school in Southall, killing three men and injuring another. They were then subdued and slightly injured by the congregation. In 1989, both were sentenced to life imprisonment.[52]
19 August 1987	Hungerford, England	17[n 1]	15	32	Hungerford massacre: A man roamed the town and indiscriminately shot at passersby. Sixteen people were killed and fifteen others wounded before the shooter was surrounded by police and killed himself.[40]
15 May 1987	Kingston upon Hull, England	0	10[n 1]	10	A local student shot and injured nine people with a shotgun at a bar before attempting suicide.[53]
3 March 1987	Manchester, England	1	3	4	Shots fired through the door of an illegal drinking club in the Moss Side neighborhood killed one person and wounded three.[54]
21 April 1986	Redruth, England	6[n 1]	0	6	A man killed his wife and four children before killing himself.[55]
7 August 1985	Tolleshunt D'Arcy, England	5	0	5	White House Farm murders: A man shot five relatives to death. He fled the scene, but was arrested.[56]
17 April 1984	London, England	1	11	12	Murder of Yvonne Fletcher: A gunman opened fire from the Libyan embassy in Westminster towards a crowd of protesters. A Metropolitan Police officer was killed and eleven demonstrators were wounded.[57]
17 December 1983	London, England	4[n 1]	1	5	A former police cadet killed two family members and a friend before killing himself. A third family member was wounded.[58]

1970s

Date	Location	Dead	Injured	Total	Description
26 October 1978	West Bromwich and Nuneaton, England	5	3	8	Killings by Barry Williams: A man opened fire on his neighbours, killing three and wounding three. Two others were killed as the gunman went on a shooting spree. The shooter was arrested in Buxton the following day.[59]
20 August 1978	London, England	2[n 1]	9	11	1978 London bus attack: Members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine shot ten people outside a hotel in Grosvenor Square, killing one. One of the assailants was killed, while another was arrested.[60]
24 September 1976	Penmaenmawr, Wales	5[n 1]	0	5	Penmaenmawr shooting: A hotel employee shot and killed the owner and three others before setting the hotel on fire and killing himself.[61]
1 September 1975	Leicester, England	3	2	5	A man opened fire from his home, killing three people and wounding two before being arrested.[62]
3 October 1974	Torquay, England	4[n 1]	0	4	A man shot three people dead at an unemployment office before killing himself.[63]
20 March 1974	London, England	0	4	4	Attempted kidnapping of Anne, Princess Royal: A schizophrenic man shot and wounded four people with a pistol as he attempted to kidnap Anne, Princess Royal.[64]
21 December 1973	Torquay, England	4	2	6	A man shot and killed a police officer before heading to a casino, where he shot five people, killing three. The shooter fled the scene, but was arrested in Newton Poppleford.[65]

1960s

Date	Location	Dead	Injured	Total	Description
15 July 1969	Glasgow, Scotland	2[n 1]	13	15	A career criminal opened fire at multiple locations, killing one person and wounding thirteen before being killed by police.[66]
March 1969	Tewkesbury, England	4	0	4	A man shot and killed four family members before fleeing.[67] He was arrested and institutionalized, but released in 1985. The perpetrator murdered his partner in 1998 before killing himself.[68]
8 March 1966	London, England	1	4	5	Five people were shot, one fatally, in a gunfight at a nightclub.[69]
11 November 1963	Smethwick, England	1	4[n 1]	5	A woman was killed and four other people wounded at a house. One of the wounded was arrested.[70]
18 February 1962	London, England	1[n 1]	3	4	A man went to see his former girlfriend and shot her and two other men in the house before killing himself. The victims all survived.[71]
3 June 1961	London, England	3[n 1]	2	5	A man shot four police officers, two fatally, in West Ham. He fatally shot himself later that day as police enclosed on his location.[72]
1 January 1960	Sheffield, England	3	2	5	East House mass shooting: A man opened fire in a pub, killing three people and wounding two before being arrested.[73]

1950s

Date	Location	Dead	Injured	Total	Description
12 December 1958	Blackburn, England	2	2[n 1]	4	A man shot and killed his wife and a police officer and wounded another officer before attempting suicide and being arrested.[74]
24 August 1955	Manston, England	4[n 1]	9	13	A United States Air Force airman opened fire at RAF Manston, killing two American comrades and a Royal Air Force airman. Nine others were wounded. The gunman fled to a hill near Broadstairs, where he engaged police before killing himself.[75]
18 May 1954	London, England	2[n 1]	2	4	An ex-soldier killed one person and wounded two others in a shooting spree before killing himself.[76]
9 October 1952	Merseyside, England	2	2	4	Knowsley Hall shootings: A footman for John Stanley, 18th Earl of Derby shot four people at Knowsley Hall, including three staff and Lady Derby; two servants died. The gunman fled the scene, but was arrested in Liverpool.[77]

1940s

Date	Location	Dead	Injured	Total	Description
11 November 1941	London, England	3	6	9	A man fatally shot three people and wounded six others as he drove around Chiswick firing randomly. He was arrested in Edgware.[78][79]
March 1941	York, England	4[n 1]	1	5	A man killed his wife and son on 10 March. He shot his two daughters and himself on 12 March, with one of the daughters surviving.[80][81]
13 March 1940	London, England	1	3	4	An Indian assassin shot and killed former colonial administrator Michael O'Dwyer and wounded three others at Caxton Hall, Westminster.[82]

1930s

Date	Location	Dead	Injured	Total	Description
18 July 1938	Romiley, England	4	0	4	Four family members were fatally shot at their home.[83] It was later determined that a man had shot and killed his wife and two children before killing himself.[84]
11 August 1937	Glasgow, Scotland	5[n 1]	1	6	A 30-year-old man shot and killed four people and wounded one other with a .25-caliber handgun before killing himself.[85]
27 January 1937	near Worsthorne, England	4[n 1]	0	4	A recently discharged farm worker killed three farm employees and himself with a shotgun.[86]
10 August 1935	Banbury, England	4[n 1]	1	5	A man opened fire on a bus containing his wife and sister-in-law, killing them and another passenger before killing himself. Another person was wounded.[87]
28 May 1932	Cambridge, England	5[n 1]	0	5	Five people were killed in a domestic murder–suicide.[88]

1920s

Date	Location	Dead	Injured	Total	Description
18 April 1929	Shenstone, England	4[n 1]	0	4	A man killed two family members before fatally shooting a neighbor and himself.[89]
13 April 1929	Marden, England	4[n 1]	0	4	A man killed three family members and himself.[90]
13 October 1926	Liverpool, England	0	4	4	A bank robber wounded four people as he attempted to escape the scene. He was arrested.[91]
27 December 1924	Staveley, England	2[n 1]	2	4	A man shot and killed his mother and wounded his brother and sister before killing himself.[92][93]
12 June 1924	North Uist, Scotland	4[n 1]	0	4	A mentally ill man killed three family members and himself.[94][95]
1 February 1924	Portsmouth, England	4[n 1]	0	4	A man killed three family members with a shotgun before killing himself.[96]
24 October 1920	Leeds, England	1[n 1]	4	5	A man fired into a crowd inside a house in the Chapeltown neighborhood, wounding four before killing himself.[97]
23 July 1920	Liverpool, England	1	3	4	One person was killed and three others wounded in a dispute.[98]
21 June 1920	London, England	4[n 1]	0	4	An estranged husband broke into his wife's residence and killed her, her sister, and a girl staying in the house who had alerted police. He then shot himself to death.[99]

1910s

Date	Location	Dead	Injured	Total	Description
11 July 1916	Purton, England	2[n 1]	3	5	A man opened fire on a woman and her three children, killing one of the children and injuring the others. He was later found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.[100][101]
17 September 1915	Edinburgh, Scotland	4[n 1]	0	4	A man killed three family members before traveling to a social club and killing himself.[102]
17 May 1914	Kingston upon Hull, England	3	1[n 1]	4	A man killed three family members before attempting to kill himself.[103]
14 February 1914	Tonbridge, England	4[n 1]	0	4	A man shot and killed his three children before killing himself.[104]
10 July 1913	Lowestoft, England	2[n 1]	2	4	A man wounded his ex-wife and her friend before shooting a man to death as he charged the shooter. The gunman then killed himself.[105]
15 April 1913	Bedlington, England	3	1[n 1]	4	A man shot and killed two police officers and a woman as they came to evict him. He fled the scene and was taken into custody after being shot by a civilian.[106]
27 September 1912	London, England	1	4	5	A man opened fire at a hotel, killing one person and wounding four others before being overpowered by civilians.[107]
19 August 1912	Eastbourne, England	3[n 1]	1	4	Eastbourne Tragedy: Two days after killing his second wife and one child, a bigamist lured his first wife and two children to a rented house, where he killed the children and wounded his first wife. He then killed himself.[108]
26 December 1910	Houndsditch, England	4[n 1]	2	6	Houndsditch murders: A gang of burglars shot and killed three police officers and wounded two others. One of the gang was fatally wounded by shots from his compatriots in the process.[109]

1900s

Date	Location	Dead	Injured	Total	Description
18 August 1909	Gorleston-on-Sea, England	1	3	4	A man killed a constable before wounding three people as they attempted to intervene. He surrendered after his house was surrounded.[110]
7 April 1909	St Blazey, England	0	4	4	A mentally ill man shot and wounded four people from his house over a multi-day siege before being arrested.[111]
23 January 1909	Tottenham, England	4[n 1]	21	25	Tottenham Outrage: Two criminals shot and killed two people and wounded twenty-one others during a two-hour police chase. The two thieves killed themselves at the end of the pursuit.[112]
8 February 1908	Henley-on-Thames, England	5[n 1]	0	5	A man shot and killed his wife, daughter, and two maids before killing himself.[113]
13 August 1906	South Shields, England	4[n 1]	0	4	A man fatally shot three family members before killing himself.[114]
18 April 1905	Hightown, England	4[n 1]	0	4	A man killed three family members and himself at their home.[115]
2 April 1903	London, England	0	4	4	A man shot and wounded four people at random inside a lodging house in Whitechapel. The gunman was arrested and declared insane.[116]
22 July 1901	London, England	4[n 1]	0	4	A man killed three family members and himself.[117]
19 May 1901	Charlton, England	5	1	6	A former soldier killed five of his children and wounded another before being arrested.[118]

19th century

1890s

Date	Location	Dead	Injured	Total	Description
8 December 1898	Criccieth, Wales	4[n 1]	0	4	A man shot and killed his wife, two children and himself.[119]
12 January 1894	London, England	1[n 1]	3	4	A man shot and wounded three people in a botched robbery at a jewellery store before killing himself in the street.[120][121]

1880s

Date	Location	Dead	Injured	Total	Description
28 July 1886	Penzance, England	4[n 1]	0	4	A man shot and killed his sister, brother-in-law and a visitor before killing himself.[122]

1840s

Date	Location	Dead	Injured	Total	Description
28 November 1848	Wymondham, England	2	2	4	Murders at Stanfield Hall: A man shot and killed two people and wounded two others at Stanfield Hall, near Wymondham.

18th century

1730s

Date	Location	Dead	Injured	Total	Description
19 June 1734	near Helston, England	2	3	5	Several police officers and soldiers attempted to arrest a man, who opened fire, killing two men and wounding three others. Police returned in March 1735, where the man shot and killed two officers and then escaped. He was subsequently arrested and executed.[123]

See also

• List of mass stabbings in the United Kingdom

Notes

1. Including the perpetrator/s or suspect/s
2. 4 by gunfire