UK dog attack injuries continue to rise despite XL bully ban

• Dog attacks resulting in injuries across the UK have increased by more than 80 per cent since 2020, with police recording 29,400 incidents last year compared to 16,040.
• This rise in attacks has continued despite the ban on the XL bully breed, which came into effect in February 2024.
• London recorded the highest number of dog attacks in 2025, with 2,530 cases, followed by Greater Manchester with 1,678.
• A three-month-old girl, Maggie-May Ann Moody, died on 9 April after being bitten by a dog in Dormanstown, Cleveland.
• Two other fatal dog attacks occurred this month, involving a 19-year-old woman in Essex and a woman in her 70s in Wolverhampton.

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Number of UK dog attack injuries surge by 83 per cent since 2020