Hertfordshire to welcome the Knife Angel

Hertfordshire Constabulary and Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council are delighted to announce that the county will play host to the Knife Angel, in Welwyn Garden City town centre during October 2025. 

The Knife Angel, designed and created by Alfie Bradley at the British Ironwork Centre, is a national monument created to highlight the negative effects of violence and aggression and solidifying the critical need for change. The 27-foot sculpture has been crafted from more than 100,000 knives and blades confiscated by the UK's 43 police forces. The sculpture aims to raise awareness about the consequences of knife crime and violence and to spark conversations about the need for social change and peace.

This amazing national monument will be used to launch a month-long programme of intensive anti-violence youth engagement, within Welwyn Hatfield and across the county. To kick the proceedings off there will be an opening ceremony on 1 October, in Welwyn Garden City Town centre, and during the month the force and partners will be running county-wide events, initiatives, competitions. There will also be a knife amnesty to raise awareness and bring about a positive change within communities, especially amongst young people.

The month of action will conclude on 30 October and will end with a closing ceremony, held once again in the town centre, to celebrate all that has been achieved during the month and to ensure the Knife Angel’s legacy leads to lasting change in the county. 

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