Fighting Knife Crime London

03/12/2025

Today marks the start of the national Winter of Action—a major effort bringing police, councils, local retailers and communities together to keep people safe in town centres throughout December and January.

The campaign follows this summer’s Safer Streets work, which saw 16,000+ arrests and fines and a drop in anti-social behaviour across the country. With Christmas crowds growing, police will be using hotspot patrols and fast, visible action to protect shoppers and retail workers.

A major part of the winter plan is the launch of HEX zones—small, targeted hotspots where knife crime is most concentrated. London is among the cities piloting this approach, focusing on hyperlocal problem-solving and prevention.

At Fighting Knife Crime London we strongly support this focus on evidence-led policing, community partnership and youth intervention. Safer streets mean stronger communities—and fewer families affected by violence.

Find out more: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/winter-of-action-tocrack-down-on-town-centre-crime

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28/11/2025

Will you nominate us for one of these £1000 awards? Please do - we really need it this year. Please nominate in the community section. It takes only. moment.

I just nominated a charity to win £1,000..

27/11/2025

London's Violence Reduction Unit announces an important new website to share learning generated by the Trauma-Informed London Project, an ambitious city-wide initiative to share expertise in research, design, and creative communication. You can visit it here: https://ti.london.gov.uk/



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22/11/2025

Get the message!

Criminals who carry knives don’t care who is in the way.

Anyone could become the next victim…

Are you concerned about someone who poses a threat to your loved ones?

Speak up to our charity today and stay 100% anonymous. Always.

👉 https://crimestoppers-uk.org/keeping-safe/personal-safety/weapons-crime

22/11/2025

Honoured to attend the conference on Thursday.

*Over 52.6% of UK homicides are caused by kitchen knives, but
*only 3.6% by so-called Zombie knives.

Banning pointed kitchen knives except for special groups will undoubtedly save life.
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17/11/2025

Last night FKCL was really proud to partner with Trafalgar Theatre to help produce Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in the West End with some brilliant young actors, many affected by knife crime. This opportunity is something they will never forget. This modern and often realistic take on such a visceral tragedy had strong resonance to the reality of too many young lives in the inner cities, and delivered a powerful preventative message.

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14/11/2025

Benefact Group are giving away £120,000 in December - Help sustain our work by nominating us here: https://lnkd.in/eKJxHAdb

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12/11/2025

Barnes Artists is raising money for Fighting Knife Crime London. Our founder will be exhibiting and passing proceeds directly to the charity. Saving Young Lives!
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02/11/2025

if you missed this from a year 11 student, read it now

Masculinity is almost always presented as toxic on my feed – but we need constructive alternatives to give hope to those who feel lost, says Josh Sargent

30/10/2025

Record number of knives taken off streets as knife murders plummet by almost 20%

• Almost 60,000 knives seized or surrendered under this government, protecting young lives and making our streets safe.
• Figures come as knife homicides down by 18% in a year.
• Knife seizures and surrender schemes introduced as part of the government’s mission to half knife crime within a decade, and the Plan for Change.

All of you working in the sector of child and youth empowerment and the NHS can take some credit here as well. There is so much more we must all do. It really does save lives. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eHDhuCMn Home Office



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16/10/2025

New article: 'You don’t pick your symptoms. Your symptoms pick you' By Martin K. Sullivan, Founder, MK Mind Rewind Project: https://lnkd.in/e-zh8g_a

Issue Seventeen of Fighting Knife Crime Magazine out now!

15/10/2025

This is great news overall, but in London improvements still lag behind all but one other regions. We know there are multiple reasons for this but we do still need to redouble our efforts. Some real analysis to explain this is still required. The West Midlands has acheived a 30% reduction but London only 5%. That’s a big difference. The figures in London for reduced homicides of young people is more encouraging , but one death is still too many.The Ben Kinsella Trust London's Violence Reduction Unit London Youth Home Office