The firearms amnesty across Thames Valley has concluded, with High Wycombe police receiving the fourth highest amount of weapons.

High Wycombe Police Station was handed 26 firearms over the two week Hand in the Gun firearms and ammunition surrender period.

The amnesty finished yesterday at 10pm, with a total of 255 firearms being handed into the force.

People were able to surrender firearms and ammunition to one of Thames Valley Police's 11 stations during this time without fear of being prosecuted for holding them without a licence.

Abingdon Police Station received the single highest amount of 60 firearms, followed by Maidenhead Police Station, which were given 35, Newbury Police Station, which received 32, and then Wycombe.

Bomb disposal officers were called to Abingdon Police Station after a pre-war training grenade was handed in.

As well as the grenade, police confirmed they also received 127 lots of ammunition across the force.

Slough Police Station received the fewest firearms, with just six.

Weapons handed in to front counters will be forensically examined and information sent to National Ballistics Intelligence Service (NABIS) where appropriate.

Leading the campaign, chief inspector Lindsay James, said: “We have been extremely pleased with the number of firearms and ammunition handed in and consider the surrender to have been a great success. I would like to thank the public for the excellent response.

“Every weapon handed in is now one less that could have ended up in the wrong hands, making the Thames Valley a safer place to live.”