Start date:18/05/2026
End date:24/05/2026
Event Organiser:The Ben Kinsella Trust
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Web:https://www.knifecrimeawarenessweek.org.uk/knife-crime-awareness-week-2026/
Running online including Real Stories, Real People, a question and answer webinar, on Thursday, May 21, from 6.30pm to 8pm. Building on the Real Stories, Real People podcast series, this brings together speakers with lived experience of knife crime alongside trained facilitators. Taking part: Leeann White – mother of Ava White, Katherine Johnson – mother of Kamari Johnson, Kelly Brown – mother of Rhamero West and Quinton Green, Founder of MMAP Pathways CIC and Knife Crime Victim Support.
Knife Crime Awareness Essentials, a oneโhour training session for teachers and school staff, runs on Wednesday, May 20 from 3.45pm to 4.45pm.
Schools, youth and faith groups, charities, businesses, sports clubs and trusted adults are asked to sign the Knife Crime Awareness Week pledge. Running with the National Police Chiefsโย Councilโs (NPCC) Sceptre week. Patrick Green, CEO of the Ben Kinsella Trust, a charity: โKnife Crime Awareness Week is an opportunity for everyone to understand the devastating impact that knife crime can have on individuals and communities, and more importantly, toย take action to stop it. By working together, we can raise awareness of this important issue and help toย prevent more lives being lost to this senseless violence.โ
Upcoming webinar: Helping Our Children Stay Safe workshop for parents and carers, on Tuesday, June 2 from 6pm to 8pm.
Bleed kits
Sessions in Brent council area, north London on how to use a bleed kit: visit the Brent borough website. Kibibi Octave, Director of Community Development in Brent, said: โKnife crime devastates lives, families and communities, but it is preventable. By expanding access to life-saving equipment and giving residents the confidence to act in an emergency, we are taking practical steps to keep people safe.
