blades on Birmingham Dailyhttps://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/blades/Recent content in blades on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usSun, 17 May 2026 04:57:00 +0000West Midlands Knife Crime: Children as Young as 10 Arrested for Carrying Bladeshttps://birminghamdaily.co.uk/west-midlands-knife-crime-children-as-young-as-10-arrested-for-carrying-blades/Sun, 17 May 2026 04:57:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/west-midlands-knife-crime-children-as-young-as-10-arrested-for-carrying-blades/Recent data from West Midlands Police has brought to light a worrying trend: children as young as 10 years old are being arrested on suspicion of carrying knives. The figures reveal that dozens of children under the age of 12 have been taken into custody in connection with blade-related offences across the region. This alarming spike in knife-related incidents involving very young individuals highlights urgent concerns about youth safety and the effectiveness of current prevention strategies.