Named after weapons used in zombie movies and TV shows such as The Walking Dead, such knives feature a long, aggressive blade measuring up to 25 inches, plus “a cutting edge, a serrated edge and ...

Zombie knife crime has doubled in just five years, police data has revealed. The number of recorded crimes that mentioned machetes, swords or zombie knives has increased from 7,159 in 2019 to ...

So-called "zombie knives" and machetes will be banned in England and Wales from September, the British government said on Wednesday, making it illegal to possess, sell, manufacture or transport ...

So-called “zombie knives” will finally be made illegal from next month - eight years after they were first added to the government’s list of prohibited offensive weapons. A month-long amnesty will ...

Cannabis plants worth £200,000 were seized when police busted two cannabis farms on the same day.

Data obtained by the BBC under the Freedom of Information Act showed that in 2023 machetes, swords or zombie knives were mentioned in more than 14,000 crimes- nearly doubling in five years.

Despite attempts to ban zombie knives in 2016, a loophole allowed the long serrated blades to still be sold, so long as they did not have violent or intimidating imagery on them.

LONDON — A ban on “zombie knives” — ornate horror-movie inspired blades with serrated edges — will come into effect in England and Wales this week. The weapons, also known as “zombie ...

Police found weapons, which included a number of the zombie-style knives and a crossbow, in a home on Langdale Terrace, Hetton-le-Hole, Sunderland, after reports of anti-social behaviour.

The attack comes amid a surge in knife crime in London that has left 37 dead this year. “Zombie” knives can have serrated blades up to 2 feet long, with words like “Zombie Killer” and ...

Cracking down Basically, England and Wales have introduced a ban on “zombie-style knives,” which will go into effect on September 24th. The crackdown actually represents a strengthening of Criminal ...

A ban on "zombie knives" comes into force this week in England and Wales – and will help "keep communities safer", says the government. So what are they and what harm have they caused in the UK?