Force will be carrying out weapon sweeps in Newport area

South Wales Argus

19-05-2025

The initiative is part of Sceptre, the national awareness week.
Throughout the week officers will be carrying out warrants, searches and weapon sweeps, along with sharing crime prevention advice in schools and the wider community and knife amnesty bins.
PS Phill Jones, leading Gwent's Sceptre operation, said: 'While policing plays a big role in reducing knife crime, other interventions with partners such as educational work in schools, knife amnesties, encouraging and enforcing the legal and responsible sale of knives, are vital to the approach.
'Carrying a knife doesn't protect you. In fact, they can make a situation worse and while the reality is that very few people carry knives, we urge you to report if someone you know is carrying a knife. It could save someone's life.
'You can report it to the police, speak to a trusted family member or teacher, or you can report it anonymously to Crimestoppers.'
Knife amnesty bins have been set up at five police stations in Gwent, allowing people to safely, and anonymously, dispose of dangerous knives and blades.
The bins will be at the following stations and accessible during these times:
Newport Central: 8am - 6pm
Monmouth: 9am - 1pm and 2pm – 4pm
Blackwood: 9am - 1pm and 2pm – 4pm
Ebbw Vale: 9am - 1pm and 2pm – 4pm
Cwmbran: 9am - 1pm and 2pm – 4pm.
People looking to deposit knives at these surrender bins are asked to store them securely when transporting them and then package the blade prior to placing them in the bins so they can be removed safely.