Knife found during Chelmsley Wood litter pick

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A KNIFE was found hidden in the undergrowth in Chelmsley Wood during a litter picking event on Saturday.

Volunteers stumbled upon the weapon, which was among the bushes in Crabtree Drive, not far from Bosworth Medical Centre.

Photos posted on social media showed a blade which was several inches long and had a distinctive red handle.

The knife was discovered only a few weeks after several weapons were seized in nearby Meriden Park.

There has recently been mounting concern both locally and nationwide about a rising number of stabbings.

Police in the region are making extensive use of stop and search powers following a number of tragedies in the West Midlands. 

Although Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson, a former Kingshurst councillor, has said that the force needs the help of communities to stop the violence.

"It is not a job the police can do alone and they can't simply arrest their way out of this problem," he said.

Supt Richard Agar, from Solihull Police, had recently reassured councillors that knife crime in the borough was at a far lower level than in neighbouring authorities.

He suggested that national reports of stabbings in locations including London could give a misleading impression of the number of offences in Solihull.