Police officer tackles knifeman on busy street in heroic moment that won her a bravery award
Police officer’s daring takedown of knife attacker earns her bravery award
- Footage released by Wiltshire Police on Thursday, 10 July 2025, shows PC Nicola Crabbe bravely tackling and disarming a knifeman in Devizes, Wiltshire.
- PC Crabbe, who has been nominated for her bravery, engaged in a struggle with the attacker, during which she used PAVA spray to subdue him.
- She successfully brought the assailant to the ground and arrested him, despite her hair being pulled during the tussle.
- The victim of the attack made a full recovery, while the knifeman was convicted of attempted murder and subsequently sent to a psychiatric unit.
- Watch the video in full above.