18 Nov 2025
West Mercia Police has joined with forces from across the country to be part of the national anti-knife crime intensification week, called Sceptre.
The focus this week is on those who sell knives and the responsibility they have on ensuring knives are only sold to individuals of legal age. It is an offence to sell a knife or bladed article to anyone aged under 18, and to be in possession of a knife or any article which has a blade or is sharply pointed, or other offensive weapon in public.
During the week members of the public are being encouraged to drop off unwanted knives and blades in dedicated knife surrender bins to ensure they are disposed of safely and do not get into the wrong hands.
Locations of our nearest bins are:
* Kidderminster Police Station- Habberley Road, Kidderminster, DY11 6AN
* Worcester Police Station- Castle Street, Worcester, WR1 3QX
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