After September 24, anyone caught with a zombie-style knife or a machete faces time behind bars.

A nationwide call to hand over zombie-style knives and machetes has been launched by the Government, ahead of these dangerous weapons being banned from our streets. From September 24, it will be illegal to own zombie-style knives and machetes as they are added to the list of dangerous prohibited items already banned, including zombie knives, butterfly knives, Samurai swords and push daggers.

Ahead of the new ban coming into force, anyone who has one of these weapons is being urged to hand them over – safely and legally.

The surrender scheme will allow people to hand in knives that fall within the new legislation at police stations, in return for an application for compensation. The scheme runs for four weeks between August 26 to September 23, without repercussions for surrendering these potentially dangerous knives safely.

Knives can be surrendered locally at Carmarthen Police Station, SA312PD, Haverfordwest Police Station, SA61 1PF or Cardigan Police Station, SA43 1EW.

Anyone making a compensation claim can do so at the point of surrendering the weapon at their local police station. Police forces will forward their application on to the Home Office.