In 2021 there were 40 terrorist attacks in the United Kingdom compared with 90 in 2020. During the provided time period, the year with the most terrorist attacks was 1972 when there were 292.
Number of terrorist attacks in the United Kingdom from 1970 to 2021
Characteristic
Number of terrorist attacks
2021
40
2020
90
2019
85
2018
101
2017
123
2016
104
2015
114
2014
104
2013
136
2012
54
2011
47
2010
57
2009
23
2008
39
2007
24
2006
6
2005
29
2004
5
2003
23
2002
21
2001
94
2000
61
1999
76
1998
63
1997
78
1996
36
1995
22
1994
256
1992
274
1991
262
1990
147
1989
163
1988
180
1987
117
1986
95
1985
67
1984
145
1983
177
1982
95
1981
142
1980
134
1979
239
1978
100
1977
140
1976
194
1975
194
1974
203
1973
189
1972
292
1971
81
1970
12
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OWID. (July 1, 2022). Number of terrorist attacks in the United Kingdom from 1970 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/539190/incidences-of-terrorism-united-kingdom/
OWID. "Number of terrorist attacks in the United Kingdom from 1970 to 2021." Chart. July 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/539190/incidences-of-terrorism-united-kingdom/
OWID. (2022). Number of terrorist attacks in the United Kingdom from 1970 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/539190/incidences-of-terrorism-united-kingdom/
OWID. "Number of Terrorist Attacks in The United Kingdom from 1970 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2022, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/539190/incidences-of-terrorism-united-kingdom/
OWID, Number of terrorist attacks in the United Kingdom from 1970 to 2021 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/539190/incidences-of-terrorism-united-kingdom/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of terrorist attacks in the United Kingdom from 1970 to 2021 [Graph], OWID, July 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/539190/incidences-of-terrorism-united-kingdom/
