Dog attacks resulting in injuries across the UK have increased by more than 80 per cent since 2020, new figures reveal. Data obtained by the Daily Mirror show police recorded offences of out-of-control dog attacks causing injury have risen from 16,040 in 2020 to 29,400 last year – an alarming 83 per cent increase. The number of attacks has continued to rise despite a ban on the XL bully breed, which was implemented in February 2024. London saw the highest number of dog attacks in 2025, with the Metropolitan Police recording 2,530 cases, while Greater Manchester Police recorded the second highest total with 1,678. Earlier this month, a three-month-old girl died after being bitten by a dog. Three-month-old Maggie-May Ann Moody (Cleveland Police/PA) Maggie-May Ann Moody died on April 9 in Dormanstown, near Redcar, Cleveland. Armed police attended and shot a dog at the property, with another being put down later. In a statement issued to Cleveland Police, her family said: “Maggie changed us in so many ways.…