Tag Archives: knife crime

Mothers March Against Knife Crime, North End, Oct 12

Posted on October 11, 2019 by
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Community meetings and forms as council tests public mood

Posted on July 19, 2019 by

How safe do you feel in Croydon today? Recent tragic and traumatising events across the borough have led the council to seek the views of the public on the level of tension in Croydon and its suburbs. This urgent check … Continue reading →

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Community meeting on knife crime, New Addington, Jul 1

Posted on June 8, 2019 by
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Labour warns that education cuts threaten knife crime work

Posted on June 7, 2019 by

Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner and Croydon MP Sarah Jones have warned that funding cuts to colleges and schools in Croydon risk jeopardising the good work being done in the borough to tackle knife crime. The Labour MPs met staff … Continue reading →

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21 youngsters treated daily by A&E after violence, survey finds

Posted on April 3, 2019 by

The description of the rise of knife crime on our streets as an “epidemic” has been backed up by a report, published today, which shows hospitals across the country treating as many as 21 young victims of violence every day, … Continue reading →

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Central Parade shop fined £6,000 for under-age knife sales

Posted on March 29, 2019 by

There’s little surprise that Croydon might have a “knife crime problem”, when established businesses think little of the consequences of flogging sets of deadly blades to kids. The council’s trading standards this week brought a successful prosecution at Croydon Magistrates … Continue reading →

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Police conduct borough-wide stop and search operation

Posted on March 8, 2019 by

Croydon police yesterday embarked on a borough-wide stop and search operation in its latest efforts to clamp down on knife crime. In doing so, the police managed to revive memories of “Operation Swamp”, the overbearing exercise which alienated police from … Continue reading →

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