The first ever knife amnesty bin has been installed in the Thames Valley.

The container, which encourages people to hand in bladed weapons such as knifes, has been put up in Aylesbury on the outside of the South Court Baptist Church in Penn Road.

It will be accessible 24 hours a day seven days a week, with the bin being the first of its kind to be installed away from a police station in the region.

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What was posted in Aylesbury

TVP Aylesbury Vale are proud to have opened the first knife amnesty bin in the Thames Valley area today in Penn Road,...

Posted by TVP Aylesbury Vale on Thursday, 8 July 2021

In a Facebook post that was published on Thursday, July 8, TVP Aylesbury Vale said: “Although we have knife amnesty bins in police stations, we hope that having this facility in a public place will encourage more people to surrender their sharp/bladed articles.

With thanks to

• In This Together

• Waheed Raja - local counsellor

• The Southcourt Baptist Church

“Our amnesty bin is totally anonymous and will be accessible for members of the public to dispose of knives and other bladed articles 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days of the year!

“Knife crime is a force priority, and we will continue to work with our partners to tackle knife crime and bring offenders that carry knives to justice.”