Devon & Cornwall Police is supporting a national week of action instigated as part of the ongoing Home Office Operation Sceptre which has the national aims of combating knife crime and raising awareness about it.

These are the stations you can drop off at:

Bodmin, Tollgate Road

St Austell, Palace Road 

Camborne, South Terrace

Plymouth, Crownhill

Barnstaple, North Walk

(all open 9am – 5pm Monday – Friday)

Exeter, Heavitree Road

Plymouth, Charles Cross

Torquay, South Street

(open 8am – 6pm also open Saturday). 

Superintendent Matt Lawler, Local Policing Commander for Exeter, East & Mid Devon said: “Here in Devon and Cornwall we do not have the extent of knife crime reported in some major metropolitan areas of the country.

“However we are supporting this weeks’ national knife amnesty as part of our ongoing local approach to focussing upon prevention, as any knife taken out of circulation and off the street helps to prevent injuries and deaths.”

“Carrying a knife or bladed article is not only illegal but incredibly dangerous.

“Our message is therefore simple: No good can come from carrying a knife.”

Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez said: “There is absolutely no reason why people should be carrying knives.

“This amnesty gives people the chance to think carefully about whether they want to carry a weapon that would land them with a serious penalty if they were caught with it and inflict devastating injuries if used.

“I’d urge anyone who carries a knife as a weapon to take advantage of this opportunity to dispose of it safely.”