Knife surrender scheme goes mobile in Derbyshire
Derbyshire Police are excited to announce, that as part of Project Zao, the Derbyshire police-led operation against knife crime, and in support of the national Operation Sceptre, they are going to be running a mobile knife surrender scheme.
More details are to follow, however, during the week commencing Monday, 9 November to Saturday, 14 November residents of Derbyshire will be able to surrender any un-wanted knives at a mobile police-unit that will be situated at various locations across the county during the week.
Superintendent Sarah McAughtrie, who is in charge of Derbyshire police’s response to knife crime, said: “We have listened to feedback from the public from previous knife surrender schemes and this year will provide a mobile service to widen the access to the scheme across the county.
“We are very much aware of the debate surrounding the effectiveness of such schemes, however, previous years have seen some particularly nasty weapons seized and if we take one knife off the street that could have been used to harm someone we will deem it a success. Unfortunately we have seen in Derbyshire that knives can kill, so any action we can take, to remove them from the hands of those that may carry out such crimes, we will certainly take.”
The surrender scheme is part of a range of actions we will be taking as part of Operation Sceptre and more details will be released as we approach the week commencing 9 November.
If you are worried about anyone you know who is carrying a knife then please make contact with us using any of the following contact methods:
• Facebook – send us a private message to /DerbyshireConstabulary
• Twitter – direct message our contact centre on @DerPolContact
• Website – complete the online contact form www.derbyshire.police.uk/Contact-Us.
• Phone – call us on 101.
You can also anonymously contact the independent charity Crimestoppers, on 0800 555 111 or by visiting www.crimestoppers-uk.org
More News From Amber Valley Info
| Tree planting gathers pace as Derbyshire's Heartwood Community Forest branches out Thousands of trees are being planted across Derbyshire now the second planting season of the count read more | |
| New Funding Will Help Derbyshire Residents Improve Their Digital Skills Derbyshire County Council has approved £200,000 worth of grants, to help more people get online. read more | |
| Hundreds inspired at Future Fusion event as Amber Valley strengthens future workforce ambitions More than 600 local secondary school pupils gained first-hand insight into the career read more | |
| Six new on-call firefighters for Derbyshire and two new industrial firefighters for Rolls-Royce On Sunday 8 March, Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service (DFRS) celebrated the achievement read more | |
| All Aboard! National Tramway Museum Reopens with a Bold New Look on Saturday 14th March. This spring, one of Derbyshire's most distinctive attractions is inviting visitors to redisc read more | |
The Amber Valley Info Noticeboard
| Food waste recycling is coming to Amber Valley From June 2026, Amber Valley Borough Council will introduce weekly food waste recycling across the borough as part of a phased roll-ou read more | |
| Stallholder Bookings Now Open For The Tansley Big Day Out We're excited to announce that Tansley's Big Day Out 2026 will take place on 6th & 7th June 2026! read more | |
| Christmas and New Year bin collection dates Over the festive season, bin collections will operate on revised schedules. Some collections may take place up to two days earlier than u read more | |
| Launch Of WOMBLE MANIA! At the Heights of Abraham, Opened by Marcus Robertson, Son of Wombles author, Elisabeth Beresford, officially launched WOMBLE MANIA! at the Heights of Abraha read more | |
| Belper School and Sixth Form Centre Closed Today Due to a significant water leak, resulting in the water being turned off at school, we unfortunately have to close the school today. read more | |
