knife crime awareness week 2025

Jeni
39 minutes ago
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It's Knife Crime Awareness Week this week, from 19th - 25th May, and during the week many organisations will be joining with the Ben Kinsella Trust to raise awareness and educate people on the dangers of carrying knives.

Gradient background with text: "EDUCATION IS THE CATALYST FOR CHANGE" and "KNIFE CRIME Awareness Week." Campaign by The Ben Kinsella Trust and AXON.

Whether you work with young people, or are a parent or guardian, I’m sure most of you will be aware of incidents where young people have been victims of knife crime, or come close, which is why it is important that we take the time to educate them regarding this issue.

During the week (and beyond) we will be supporting this campaign by:

asking young people to anonymously report any concerns related to knife crime via the Fearless website, a website linked to Crimestoppers specifically for young people to anonymously report crime.
supporting local anti-knife crime initiatives.
educating young people about the risks of knife crime.

The Ben Kinsella Trust website has lots of resources available, including some lesson plans that our safeguarding lead will be utilising to run a session, and these lesson plans can also be adapted for keywork in our supported accommodation as well.