The Home Office has launched its ‘No Place for Knives’ campaign today, Monday 2 November, piloting it in parts of Westminster and Croydon, plus Birmingham city centre.

Adverts will appear at tube stations, bus stops and on social media, alongside a mural at Boxpark Croydon. They highlight increased police activity in the pilot areas: smarter metal detection, rapid-response e-bikes, extra foot patrols and live facial recognition.

Prevention alongside enforcement

The campaign was developed by the Home Office with police and local authorities, targeting those most at risk of committing knife crime. Young people's input was used in its development, according to the Ben Kinsella Trust quote published on GOV.UK.

The pilot areas, plus 16 other Greater London boroughs, have received more than £8.1 million through the Home Office's Knife Crime Concentrations Fund for targeted interventions, including youth outreach and visible safety patrols in busy night-time economy areas.

What the figures show

Government figures quoted in the announcement put knife crime down 11% since the General Election, knife-related homicides down 25% and knife-enabled robbery down 18%. In London, knife crime is down 14%, homicides down 34% and robbery down 19% over the same period.

Met Commander Pete Stevens said knife-enabled crime in London fell 14.9% in the last financial year, and hospitalisations after sharp-weapon attacks fell 29% over five years. Policing and Crime Minister Sarah Jones said the campaign is part of the Government's mission to halve knife crime in a decade, combining enforcement with prevention and early intervention.

Source: GOV.UK, No Place for Knives campaign launches in London hotspots, 2 November 2026.