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More than 63,000 knives and weapons have been taken off our streets under this government.
Schools in high knife crime hotspots to get targeted support to divert children away from crime.
High knife crime hotspots to see surge in police patrols, knife arches and Live Facial Recognition to catch perpetrators.
Figures show a record year for county lines enforcement with more gang leaders charged and knives seized than ever before, backed by £34 million in new funding.
Every child caught carrying a knife in England and Wales will be given a mandatory targeted plan to stop them reoffending and protect the public.
An unprecedented number of deadly knives have been taken off the streets as knife murders plummet after the government’s first year in office.
The number of robberies involving a knife, or the threat of one, continues to fall in England and Wales.
A record 2,300 ‘deal lines’ closed in first year of this government.
Communities hit hardest by knife crime see a drop in offences and more weapons removed from the streets.
How ACE drives mission impact at pace in some of the hardest-hitting situations facing government and wider society.
Young people across the country are being urged to surrender bladed weapons including ninja swords to help prevent further loss of young lives to knife crime.
Nine projects, ranging from whether flies can detect explosives to how comics can reduce radicalism and how much of a risk crossbows are, were showcased.
More dangerous weapons will be removed from our streets through a new government surrender scheme in partnership with the Coalition to Tackle Knife Crime.
Even tougher action to hold tech platforms to account for failing to protect children from harmful knife crime content online, the government has announced.
In one of the biggest legislative updates to policing for decades, a package of new laws will tackle antisocial behaviour, shop theft and street crime.
Retailers will need to report suspicious and bulk purchases of knives on their platforms to police, with tougher sentences for selling knives to under 18s.
Stricter age verification checks and a ban on doorstep drops will be introduced to greater protect young people from knife crime.
Senior executives who fail to stop dangerous and illegal knives being advertised on their platforms will be held liable under new government proposal.
Around 30 schoolchildren aged between 14 and 16 years took over courtroom 10 at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday 14 October 2024, as part of an initiative to highlight the dangers and consequences of carrying and usi…
Understanding how the state of the art in current science could help further revolutionise solving crime.
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