Knife amnesty bin travelling round this week to make 'streets a safer place'

In Nuneaton, anonymous surrender bins will be at the police station daily.

As part of #OpSceptre police forces across the county will be using amnesty bins to encourage people to get rid of unwanted knives.

The bins allow people to dispose of knives, swords or cleavers.

Listen to Charnwood Police here

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These are the locations of the Charnwood bin

Monday 14 November - PC 661 Culverwell and PC 827 Betts

Old School Tea Rooms, Quorn 15:15 – 16:00hrs

Co-Op, Rothley 16:15 – 17:00hrs

Community Centre, Mountsorrell 17:15 – 18:00hrs

Co-Op, Anstey 19:30 – 20:15 hrs

Jubilee Hall, Anstey 2030 – 2130hrs

Tuesday 15 November 2022 - PC 1365 Venables and PC 2924 Folland

Outside LONDIS, 8 Cordell Road, Loughborough, 1730-1830hrs,

Shepshed Police Beat Office (located at Shepshed Fire Station), Charnwood Road, Shepshed, 1900 - 2000hrs.

Altogether Place, 72 Warwick Way, Loughborough, 2030 – 2130hrs

Wednesday 16 November 2022 - PC 2924 Folland and PC 4806 Robinson

Birstall, Hallam Filed Hall 16:30 - 17:30hrs

Students Union (Loughborough University) 19:00 - 20:30hrs

Saturday 19 November 2022 - PC 661 Culverwell and PC 3068 Reade

Moat Road Car Park, Loughborough 10:00 - 11:00hrs

Sunday 20 November 2022 - PC 4086 Hocking and PC 198 Freeman

Jubilee Park, Sileby 16:00hrs to 1700hrs

Then in Nuneaton, there will be anonymous surrender bins at the police station from 8am - 6pm.

Throughout the week local policing teams will also be running events to raise awareness of knife crime.

Chief Inspector Karen Jones, safer neighbourhood lead for the county, said: “During the campaign, we are appealing to people who are concerned that a friend or relative might be carrying a knife. 

“Telling someone’s parent that their child is carrying a knife or telling a police officers is so much better than the alternative, which could be seeing them stab someone or seeing them get stabbed.

“There’s plenty of support available to help you have these conversations, so please do it before it is too late.”