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25 Feb 2020

Crime Operations

Police announce new partnership to help combat knife crime

Police are announcing a new partnership with the online marketplace Wish that will tackle the sale of illegal knives in the UK.

The partnership will see Wish establish a procedure for police to report products they are concerned about to the company, with Wish committing to review all reports and remove any listings where police believe UK laws have been breached.

This follows Wish’s move last year to introduce new controls that stop illegal knives from appearing in the search results of customers located in the UK.

Police have prioritised working with online marketplaces on this issue after it emerged that many of the illegal knives being seized by officers were originating from sellers based overseas.

National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for serious violence, Assistant Chief Constable Jackie Sebire, said:

“Officers have been telling me for some time that the main source of the knives being used on our streets is online. It is remains far too easy for our children to get their hands on dangerous weapons and enforcement alone is not the answer.

“Whilst many of the weapons sold online from abroad are intercepted by Border Force, this partnership with Wish will allow us to cut off the supply of illegal knives at their source.  Our hope is to extend the partnership to other online platforms to ensure a more unified approach to tackling knife crime.”

Daniela Engel, UK Country Manager at Wish, said:

“Wish does not condone the sale of illegal knives on our platform and we have, for some time, been deploying measures to remove listings of illegal knives. We are pleased to be taking this one step further by partnering with British police to react promptly to reports of illegal listings. We hope that other online marketplaces will join us in working with the police on this important issue.”

Wish is an online marketplace that connects millions of users with a wide range of merchants all over the world. It was the most downloaded shopping app in 2019, offering consumers a range of items from fashion and accessories through to consumer electronics and home décor.

ACC Sebire added:

“This initiative shows what we can do to prevent harm from happening in the first place when we work in partnership with socially responsible companies.”

Contact information

Communications office
By phone: 0800 538 5058
By email: press.office@npcc.police.uk

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