UK Border Force: Offensive Weapons
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal bladed weapons Border Force has seized at UK ports of entry in each of the last three years.
Answered by Home Office
Border Force uses advance data and intelligence to risk assess movements crossing the UK Border; this includes targeting the illegal importation of offensive weapons to prevent their delivery to a UK recipient. Border Force works with other agencies tirelessly to protect our borders and keep the public safe from harmful or illegal bladed weapons.
Knife seizures are in transparency Migration transparency data - GOV.UK (Knives includes items such as Butterfly Knives, Disguised Knives, Stealth Knives)
2023 Q1: 700
2023 Q2: 742
2023 Q3: 1234
2023 Q4: 1276
2024 Q1: 618
2024 Q2: 890
2024 Q3: 1350
2024 Q4: 389
2025 Q1: 845
2025 Q2: 780
2025 Q3: 958
2025 Q4: 334
2026 Q1: 1162
2026 Q2: 1567
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