Community update: knife crime

Community update: knife crime

I wanted to provide you with an update regarding Knife crime, which people around your area have highlighted as an issue of concern on the priority survey.

Hopefully you are aware of the knife amnesty bin based in St David's Liburd Community Rooms. These bins are secure metal drop-boxes that let you dispose of unwanted knives, blades, and bladed weapons completely anonymously and without fear of prosecution. For more information, please visit our website here.

This month, local officers will be attending schools to speak with young people about knives as well as arranging community events.

Knife Crime (Op Sceptre) Beat Bus, Newnham Road Shopfront
Beat bus booked for Op Sceptre day of action.
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When & Where is it?
Sun 22 Nov 2026 14:00
Newnham Road Northampton NN2 ///candle.stays.pays

Knife crime can destroy lives and fracture communities and disproportionately blights the lives of the young and disadvantaged. Incidents have risen in recent years and tackling knife crime is one of policing’s top priorities.

Knife crime – a problem solving guide has been produced in collaboration with the National Police Chiefs' Council and through consultation with 24 police forces and violence reduction units in England and Wales.

Using a problem-solving approach to tackling the issue, the guide contains:

• broad approaches that are effective in tackling knife crime, including good practice from across the UK.
• a practical toolkit of tactics to use, such as interventions in schools, weapon sweeps and focused deterrence
• advice on how to use data to tailor a response to local problems.

If you ever experience this issue or have information regarding an incident, please report it using our online reporting tools at www.northants.police.uk, speak to an operator in our Force Communications Room via our online web chat or call the non-emergency number 101. 

Alternatively, you can stay 100 per cent anonymous by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via their untraceable online form at crimestoppers-uk.org.

Get Involved

Please consider getting involved and contribute to the local priority survey, we may be unaware of issues that you would like us to focus on.  Take a few minutes to securely and privately register and have your say using the button below, this will mean we can focus on things that matter to you. 

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