Lincolnshire Police saw over 240 weapons handed in as part of a national anti-knife campaign

Lincolnshire Police joined a national campaign aimed at tackling knife crime and serious violence.

Seven days of action took place earlier this month during Operation Sceptre in a bid to tackle this type of crime.

Lincolnshire Police results:

Nine surrender bins were set up at stations in Boston, Sleaford, Skegness, Louth, Horncastle, Spalding, Grantham, Stamford, South Park.

This resulted in 246 weapons being anonymously handed in, including swords, flick knives and other bladed banned under the Offensive Weapons Act.

Officers across the Force also carried out 35 stop and searches, resulting in five knife-related arrests, and four weapons being recovered from someone carrying it on the street.

Officers and PCSOs from our Neighbourhood Policing Teams also carried out five engagement events at secondary schools which engaged just over 500 young people and provided an opportunity to educate them around the law and the risks of carrying a weapon.

Lincolnshire Police said:

"Weapon-enabled crime in our county is low in comparison to other parts of the country - but we are not complacent, and one knife is one too many.

"Now, our communities can feel even more reassured about the safety of our streets following a successful week of action to reduce knife crime which saw more than 240 blades handed in to stations across the county."

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