Merseyside gun & knife crime reporting

Our Merseyside campaign aims to remind people of our safe and easy way of reporting criminals in their neighbourhood.
   

One gang - many crimes

One of the features of both gun and knife crimes, is that they are often tools of the trade for serious organised crime gangs. 

These criminal gangs are involved in multiple criminal ativities, including child sexual exploitation, financial fraud, drug dealing and modern day slavery, with each crime feeding off the other.

This is why your information matters. It allows the relevant authorities to build a more accurate crime intelligence picture of the Merseyside area.
 

Knife crime

Knife crime incidents are featured regularly in the news nowadays, often with tragic consequences for the victims and their families.

You can help protect your family by reporting anyone you know who carries a knife, 100% anonymously.

Some people mistakenly think that carrying a knife may protect them. Unfortunately, this is often far from the truth. Carrying and then using a knife shows you are intending to cause someone serious harm and that comes with a long prison sentence. If that person dies, it will result in a life sentence.

For more information on the grim reality of knife crime - read this article.
 

Gun crime

Illegal guns in the hands of criminals pose a serious threat to innocent members of the public. They may be directly threatened with them or caught in the cross-fire during gang disputes.

Illegal guns find there way into the hands of Merseyside crime gangs through several methods, including imports from European dealers, Dark Website sales and theft from legal gun owners. You can read more about these diverse sources in this Liverpool Echo article.

Any information you have on people involved in trafficking, stealing or owning illegal guns can be shared completely safely using the link below.