Knife Crime Hub
Comprehensive guidance, resources, and strategies for police officers and law enforcement professionals tackling knife crime in communities across the UK.
Introduction
Knife crime is everyone's concern. This toolkit helps practitioners to work together to prevent, reduce and enforce knife crime.
Evidence base
The evidence base for knife crime prevention, reduction and enforcement approaches.
Legislation
A practitioner's guide to legislation relating to knife importation, sale, possession, use etc.
Prevention
Practical ways to reduce knife crime in communities.
Partnership
How working together with key partner organisations to reduce the harm from knife crime in our communities.
Intelligence
How to enhance knife crime prevention, reduction and enforcement using intelligence.
Importation
Approaches to tackling the importation of prohibited knives at UK borders.
Detection
How technology and innovation can help tackle knife crime
Enforcement
Best practice for law enforcement personnel in identifying and prosecuting offences.
Investigation
Building successful investigations and prosecutions
Safeguarding and Vulnerability
Approaching knife crime through a safeguarding lens.