Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal bladed weapons Border Force has seized at UK ports of entry in each of the last three years.

Border Force uses advance data and intelligence to risk assess movements crossing the UK Border; this includes targeting the illegal importation of offensive weapons to prevent their delivery to a UK recipient. Border Force works with other agencies tirelessly to protect our borders and keep the public safe from harmful or illegal bladed weapons.

Knife seizures are in transparency Migration transparency data - GOV.UK (Knives includes items such as Butterfly Knives, Disguised Knives, Stealth Knives)

2023 Q1: 700

2023 Q2: 742

2023 Q3: 1234

2023 Q4: 1276

2024 Q1: 618

2024 Q2: 890

2024 Q3: 1350

2024 Q4: 389

2025 Q1: 845

2025 Q2: 780

2025 Q3: 958

2025 Q4: 334

2026 Q1: 1162

2026 Q2: 1567