This is a criminal offence. Please report it to the police immediately. You must also let them know if you are concerned about your safety.
After you’ve spoken to the police, please contact us (ideally by calling us) with an incident report number and the police officer’s name. We’ll then work with them and you on what happens next.
If you’d rather send us a written report, please fill in our ASB form 
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Additional support and advice on the issue you’re facing
- If you are impacted by knife crime and would like support, contact Victim Support .
- You can also report it to Crimestoppers . Every little bit of information is useful in the fight against knife crime. We know that it can be difficult to pick up the phone, but sharing what you know with Crimestoppers anonymously can help to make communities safer. If something doesn’t feel right, call Crimestoppers 100% anonymously on 0800 555 111. You can find out more about Crimestoppers at crimestoppers-uk.org.
- If you are a parent/carer, the Ben Kinsella Trust provides guidance on how to talk to children and young people about knife crime.
We're committed to help prevent and reduce serious violence within our communities in co-operation with the Violence Reduction Partnership – and we have joined the national knife crime awareness campaign known as ‘Operation Sceptre’.
We want to support communities to feel safe and to help educate people on the importance of not carrying knives, reporting concerns and accessing support services when needed.
What is a hate crime?
A hate crime or incident is any behaviour which the victim or another person thinks is motivated by a prejudice or hate because of the victim’s difference (or perceived difference).
What you can do
This is a criminal offence. Please report it to the police immediately.
- After you’ve spoken to the police, please contact us (ideally by calling us) with an incident report number and the police officer’s name. We’ll then work with them and you on what happens next. If you’d rather send us a written report, please fill in our ASB form .
- As well as contacting the police, you can also find help and support from the national Stop Hate website and 24 hour helpline on 0113 293 5100 or via email info@stophateuk.org.
This is a criminal offence. Please report it to the police immediately.
What you can do
- After you’ve spoken to the police, we may need to work with you and the police going forward and need to log your incident report number and the name of the police officer you spoke to. Please contact us to provide this information and our Locality and Neighbourhood teams can work sensitively to support you.
- If you’d rather do this in writing, please fill in our ASB form – we'll aim to respond to you within two working days.