A TOTAL of 86 knives have been surrendered in Rubery in the space of three months.
Figures released by West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), Simon Foster, show which knife bins have had the most blades and weapons deposited in them from January and March this year.
Rubery’s knife surrender bin is located in the Morrisons car park on the Great Park.
In total, across the region, 1,705 weapons were surrendered in bins and this has prompted Mr Foster to double the number of containers from 32 to 64 as part of his campaign to combat knife crime.
The metal containers provide a safe location for the public to dispose of knives and weapons and Mr Foster said every knife, blade or weapon deposited in one of the bins is potentially a life saved.
The knives surrendered will now be destroyed.
The weapons surrendered
The PCC’s figures equate to 142 weapon deposits-a-week or over 20 per day. The recent haul included hundreds of flick knives, zombie knives, kitchen knives, knuckle dusters, machetes and even firearms.
The highest number of weapons surrendered was at the New Testament Church of God in Erdington, north Birmingham – 415 were deposited there in the three months.
Around 8,000 deadly weapons have now been destroyed since the PCC surrender scheme began.
Members of the public wishing to apply to have a new bin placed locally, please email [email protected]
