![London crime: Armed 10-year-olds, swords stuffed down trousers and machetes hidden in alleys for anyone to use - inside the Met Police operation taking 400 knives a week off the city's streets - London crime: Armed 10-year-olds, swords stuffed down trousers and machetes hidden in alleys for anyone to use - inside the Met Police operation taking 400 knives a week off the city's streets -](https://i2-prod.mylondon.news/incoming/article20669639.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200c/0_Hackney-weapons-seized-in-April.jpg)
London crime: Armed 10-year-olds, swords stuffed down trousers and machetes hidden in alleys for anyone to use - inside the Met Police operation taking 400 knives a week off the city's streets -
![A simulated serrated edged bloodied knife on a British police Evidence Bag (as used in the UK Stock Photo - Alamy A simulated serrated edged bloodied knife on a British police Evidence Bag (as used in the UK Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/CFCHGM/a-simulated-serrated-edged-bloodied-knife-on-a-british-police-evidence-CFCHGM.jpg)
A simulated serrated edged bloodied knife on a British police Evidence Bag (as used in the UK Stock Photo - Alamy
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Knife crime in Britain soars by 15% in one year, new figures show | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard
![Zombie Apocalypse Combat Slayer Machete' found hidden in public alleyway by stunned police officer - Mirror Online Zombie Apocalypse Combat Slayer Machete' found hidden in public alleyway by stunned police officer - Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article6062339.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Zombie-Knife.jpg)
Zombie Apocalypse Combat Slayer Machete' found hidden in public alleyway by stunned police officer - Mirror Online
![Van driver who launched 'frenzied' machete attack on police officer cleared of attempted murder | The Independent | The Independent Van driver who launched 'frenzied' machete attack on police officer cleared of attempted murder | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2020/01/23/16/pc-stuart-outten-attack.jpg?width=1200)
Van driver who launched 'frenzied' machete attack on police officer cleared of attempted murder | The Independent | The Independent
![Zombie Apocalypse Combat Slayer Machete' found hidden in public alleyway by stunned police officer - Mirror Online Zombie Apocalypse Combat Slayer Machete' found hidden in public alleyway by stunned police officer - Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article6062337.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200b/MAIN-zombie-knife.jpg)
Zombie Apocalypse Combat Slayer Machete' found hidden in public alleyway by stunned police officer - Mirror Online
![Terrifying moment hero cop is hacked with machete before Tasering thug and yelling 'Help, I've been stabbed' Terrifying moment hero cop is hacked with machete before Tasering thug and yelling 'Help, I've been stabbed'](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image-1154e86fc3.jpg?strip=all&w=600&h=338&crop=1)
Terrifying moment hero cop is hacked with machete before Tasering thug and yelling 'Help, I've been stabbed'
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