46 knives have been surrendered in Worcester as part of a police campaign.

Warwickshire and West Mercia Police ran an initiative encouraging people to give up their knives from Wednesday July 27 to Friday August 19 with more than 300 seized across the whole area.

The initiative was part of the national 'save a life, surrender your knife' campaign that aims to reduce knife crime.

Superintendent Daryn Elton said: "We're pleased to see that so many people have taken the opportunity to surrender their knife and make the streets safer for everyone.

"Every one of the knives surrendered represents one less opportunity for another life to be lost or ruined to knife crime.

"While this particular initiative has finished we will continue to remind people of the dangers of carrying knife and take action against those who choose to do so."

The initiative gave anyone carrying a knife the opportunity to surrender it anonymously at one of a number of surrender bins located at stations around the West Mercia policing area.

Clive Knowles, chairman of the British Ironwork Centre said: "West Mercia Police and Warwickshire Police have been a huge support since the very beginning of our campaign.

"The latest delivery of over 300 knives gets us that bit closer to reaching 100,000 knives off the streets of the UK."

As well as the 46 knives surrendered in Worcester, one knuckle duster was also given up.

If you have any information about someone carrying a knife or committing a knife crime please call 101 or in an emergency call 999.

Alternatively, information can be provided anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via www.crimestoppers-uk.org