# 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. |
| 14 January 2023 | London, England | 0 | 6 | 6 | Euston shooting: Six people were wounded in a shooting near St Aloysius R.C. Church. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 14 August 2021 | London, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were wounded in Clarence Gardens, Camden. |
| 12 August 2021 | Plymouth, England | 6 | 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. |
| 25 July 2021 | Manchester, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were injured in a shooting at a party in Longsight. |
| 3 August 2020 | Birmingham, England | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five people were wounded at a street party in Winson Green. |
| 3 June 2020 | London, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | A drive-by shooting in Harlesden injured four people, including a 2-year-old. |
| 29 March 2020 | Woodmancote, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man killed his wife, two daughters, and the family dog with a shotgun before killing himself. |

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

### 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. |
| 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. |
| 18 July 2005 | Newcastle, Northern Ireland | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were wounded in a drive-by shooting. |
| 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. |
| 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". |
| 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. |
| 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. Another man was stabbed to death. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 6 May 2001 | Harrow, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man shot and killed three family members with a shotgun before killing himself. |
| 2 February 2001 | Camberley, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man shot and killed his wife and two children before killing himself. |
| 18 August 2000 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were injured by gunfire during a sectarian fight between loyalists. |
| 31 July 2000 | London, England | 0 | 8 | 8 | Two gunmen shot and wounded eight people outside a nightclub in Peckham. |

## 20th century
### 1990s

| Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
| May 1999 | London, England | 0 | 7 | 7 | Two shooters exchanged gunfire at a nightclub in Hackney, wounding seven people. |
| 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. |
| 10 March 1997 | Camberwell, England | 1 | 3 | 4 | One person was killed and three others wounded when a gunman opened fire in a nightclub. |
| 15 November 1996 | Barrmill, Scotland | 0 | 4 | 4 | Three men and an 11-year-old boy were wounded by gunfire inside a home. |
| 13 March 1996 | Dunblane, Scotland | 18 | 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. |
| 14 July 1994 | Aylesbury, England | 0 | 5 | 5 | A gunman wounded four people in a pub with a handgun before being stabbed and arrested. |
| 25 June 1994 | Glastonbury, England | 0 | 5 | 5 | A man shot and wounded five people at the Glastonbury Festival before being arrested. |
| 15 May 1993 | Forth, Scotland | 1 | 4 | 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. |
| 7 March 1992 | Aberaeron, Wales | 3 | 1 | 4 | A man killed his ex-wife and her father and wounded her mother before killing himself. |
| 3 August 1991 | London, England | 2 | 4 | 6 | Two masked gunmen killed two people and wounded four others at a pub in Walworth. |
| 18 March 1990 | Glasgow, Scotland | 2 | 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. |

### 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. |
| 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. |
| 10 January 1988 | Derry, Northern Ireland | 5 | 0 | 5 | A man killed four family members with a shotgun before killing himself. |
| 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. |
| 11 November 1987 | London, England | 3 | 3 | 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. |
| 19 August 1987 | Hungerford, England | 17 | 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. |
| 15 May 1987 | Kingston upon Hull, England | 0 | 10 | 10 | A local student shot and injured nine people with a shotgun at a bar before attempting suicide. |
| 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. |
| 21 April 1986 | Redruth, England | 6 | 0 | 6 | A man killed his wife and four children before killing himself. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 17 December 1983 | London, England | 4 | 1 | 5 | A former police cadet killed two family members and a friend before killing himself. A third family member was wounded. |

### 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. |
| 20 August 1978 | London, England | 2 | 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. |
| 24 September 1976 | Penmaenmawr, Wales | 5 | 0 | 5 | Penmaenmawr shooting: A hotel employee shot and killed the owner and three others before setting the hotel on fire and killing himself. |
| 1 September 1975 | Leicester, England | 3 | 2 | 5 | A man opened fire from his home, killing three people and wounding two before being arrested. |
| 3 October 1974 | Torquay, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man shot three people dead at an unemployment office before killing himself. |
| 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. |
| 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. |

### 1960s

| Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
| 15 July 1969 | Glasgow, Scotland | 2 | 13 | 15 | A career criminal opened fire at multiple locations, killing one person and wounding thirteen before being killed by police. |
| March 1969 | Tewkesbury, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man shot and killed four family members before fleeing. |
| 8 March 1966 | London, England | 1 | 4 | 5 | Five people were shot, one fatally, in a gunfight at a nightclub. |
| 11 November 1963 | Smethwick, England | 1 | 4 | 5 | A woman was killed and four other people wounded at a house. One of the wounded was arrested. |
| 3 June 1961 | London, England | 3 | 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. |
| 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. |

### 1950s

| Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
| 12 December 1958 | Blackburn, England | 2 | 2 | 4 | A man shot and killed his wife and a police officer and wounded another officer before attempting suicide and being arrested. |
| 24 August 1955 | Manston, England | 4 | 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. |
| 18 May 1954 | London, England | 2 | 2 | 4 | An ex-soldier killed one person and wounded two others in a shooting spree before killing himself. |
| 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. |

### 1940s

| Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
| 11 November 1941 | London, England | 3 | 5 | 8 | A man fatally shot three people and wounded six others as he drove around Chiswick firing randomly. He was arrested in Edgware. |
| 13 March 1941 | York, England | 4 | 1 | 5 | A man killed three family members and wounded another before killing himself. |
| 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. |

### 1930s

| Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
| 19 July 1938 | Romiley, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | Four family members were fatally shot at their home. |
| 11 August 1937 | Glasgow, Scotland | 5 | 1 | 6 | A 30-year-old man shot and killed four people and wounded one other with a .25-caliber handgun before killing himself. |
| 27 January 1937 | near Worsthorne, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A recently discharged farm worker killed three farm employees and himself with a shotgun. |
| 30 November 1936 | Nottingham, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were shot and wounded in the street. A man was taken into custody. |
| 11 August 1935 | Banbury, England | 4 | 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. |
| 27 December 1934 | Staveley, England | 1 | 3 | 4 | A woman was killed and three others wounded at a home. |
| 28 May 1932 | Cambridge, England | 5 | 0 | 5 | Five people were killed in a domestic murder–suicide. |

### 1920s

| Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
| 18 April 1929 | Shenstone, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man killed two family members before fatally shooting a neighbor and himself. |
| 13 April 1929 | Marden, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man killed three family members and himself. |
| 13 October 1926 | Liverpool, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | A bank robber wounded four people as he attempted to escape the scene. He was arrested. |
| June 1924 | North Uist, Scotland | 4 | 0 | 4 | A mentally ill man killed three family members and himself. |
| 31 January 1924 | Portsmouth, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man killed three family members with a shotgun before killing himself. |
| 24 October 1920 | Leeds, England | 1 | 4 | 5 | A man fired into a crowd inside a house in the Chapeltown neighborhood, wounding four before killing himself. |
| 23 July 1920 | Liverpool, England | 1 | 3 | 4 | One person was killed and three others wounded in a dispute. |
| 21 June 1920 | London, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A home intruder shot and killed two family members and a stranger before killing himself. |

### 1910s

| Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
| 11 July 1916 | Purton, England | 1 | 4 | 5 | A man shot and wounded four neighbors before fleeing the scene. He was later found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. |
| 17 September 1915 | Edinburgh, Scotland | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man killed three family members before traveling to a social club and killing himself. |
| 17 May 1914 | Kingston upon Hull, England | 3 | 1 | 4 | A man killed three family members before attempting to kill himself. |
| 14 February 1914 | Tonbridge, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man shot and killed his three children before killing himself. |
| 10 July 1913 | Lowestoft, England | 2 | 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. |
| 15 April 1913 | Bedlington, England | 3 | 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. |
| 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. |
| 19 August 1912 | Eastbourne, England | 3 | 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. |
| 26 December 1910 | Houndsditch, England | 4 | 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. |

### 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. |
| 7 April 1909 | St Blazey, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | A mentally ill man shot and wounded four people from his house before being arrested. |
| 23 January 1909 | Tottenham, England | 4 | 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. |
| 8 February 1908 | Henley-on-Thames, England | 5 | 0 | 5 | A man shot and killed his wife, daughter, and two maids before killing himself. |
| 11 November 1907 | Limerick, Ireland | 3 | 2 | 5 | A man shot and killed two of his co-workers and wounded two police officers before killing himself. |
| 13 August 1906 | South Shields, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man fatally shot three family members before killing himself. |
| 18 April 1905 | Hightown, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man killed three family members and himself at their home. |
| 9 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. |
| 22 July 1901 | London, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man killed three family members and himself. |
| 19 May 1901 | Charlton, England | 4 | 1 | 5 | A former soldier killed four of his children and wounded another before being arrested. |

## 19th century
### 1890s

| Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
| 8 December 1898 | Criccieth, Wales | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man shot and killed his wife, two children and himself. |
| 12 January 1894 | London, England | 1 | 3 | 4 | A man shot and wounded three people at a jewellery store before killing himself. |

### 1880s

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

### 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. |