Keeping the streets safe

This week the Offensive Weapons Bill passed by the Conservative government received Royal Assent and it will become law, ensuring police have the powers they need to keep people safe.

Key facts
  • While crime has fallen since 2010, there has been a worrying increase in certain types of violent crime. 
  • That is why we brought forward the Offensive Weapons Bill, which bans the delivery of knives and corrosives to residential addresses, bans the possession of weapons such as zombie knives and knuckle dusters, and creates a new criminal offence of selling corrosive substances to a person under the age of 18. 
  • It also includes new powers enabling police to intervene when someone is suspected of carrying a knife, preventing young people from becoming involved with knife crime in the first place. 

Why this matters

To keep our families, communities and country safe we are making sure the police have the powers they need to keep these dangerous weapons off our streets as we build a safer society for everyone.

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