India, Nov. 13 -- More than 80,000 knives and dangerous weapons have been taken off Britain's streets and knife robberies in key hotspots are down by almost a quarter, according to the UK Home Office.
The weapons haul has been achieved since the General Election through Home Office surrender efforts, police and Border Force seizures, and intensified activity in knife crime hotspots and against criminal gangs, it said in a press release Friday.
The total includes new figures which show that 3,811 knives and weapons were handed in during a month of intensified action as part of the Home Office surrender arrangements in August.
Since June 2024, knife-enabled robbery has also plummeted by 24 percent across the 7 forces most affected: the Met...