How many knives were handed in near you?
THAMES Valley Police has revealed the results of its latest knife crime crackdown.
During a week in March people were able to hand in knives to police stations across the county, with no questions asked.
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Here's the breakdown of the figures:
- 686 knives were handed in across the Thames Valley - down from 733 surrendered last year
- In Oxfordshire 345 knives were handed in overall
Where were the knives surrendered?
- 54 were surrendered in Oxford city
- 214 were surrendered in the Cherwell and west area
- 77 were surrendered in south Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse
- 60 test purchase operations were carried out at shops and supermarkets
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