‘No Place for Knives’ campaign launches in London hotspots
What was announced
Campaign to deter knife crime in London knife crime hotspots to appear over billboards, digital advertising, and social media across Westminster and Croydon.
Key points, in the publisher's words
- Criminals in two London hotspots are being warned of a step-up in police action in a new Home Office knife crime campaign launching today.
- The ‘No Place for Knives’ campaign will be piloted in parts of Westminster and Croydon, with adverts appearing at tube stations, bus stops and on social media – as well as a mural at Boxpark Croydon.
- They will raise awareness of increased police activity, including, smarter metal detection, rapid response e-bikes, extra foot patrols and live facial recognition. The campaign is also being piloted in Birmingham city centre.
Figures in this announcement
Each line is quoted from the original. Figures are as the publisher stated them on the day.
- “These areas, along with 16 other boroughs in Greater London, have received over £8.1 million of funding through the Home Office’s Knife Crime Concentrations Fund to roll out targeted interventions to tackle knife crime.”
- “Recent figures show knife crime has fallen 11% since the General Election, while knife-related homicides have fallen by 25% and knife-enabled robbery is down by 18%.”
- “In London, knife crime has fallen by 14% over the same period, while knife-related homicides have fallen by 34% and knife-enabled robbery is down by 19%.”
- “In the last financial year knife-enabled crime fell by 14.9 per cent across London and over the last five years the number of people hospitalised after being attacked with a sharp weapon has fallen by 29 per cent.”
Check it against the official record
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Who and where
People
- Sarah Jones (MP for Croydon West (Labour)) · more news
UK bodies of power
- Home Office (UK government department) · more news
Constituencies of the MPs named: Croydon West.
Where this sits in the 10 levels of power
Topics, as GOV.UK files them: Crime prevention, Policing.
Receipt
- Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/no-place-for-knives-campaign-launches-in-london-hotspots
- Published 2026-11-02 00:01:00 UTC
- Read by this site 2026-11-02 00:15:14 UTC from GOV.UK
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