Crimes involving zombie knives and machetes in the West Midlands rocket over past three years
Crimes involving zombie knives and machetes have rocketed across the West Midlands in the last three years and the number of teenage victims of crimes involving the illegal blades has tripled, figures show.
It comes in the wake of another murder investigation being launched after a teenager was fatally stabbed in West Park, Wolverhampton, on Thursday afternoon.
Zombie knives have been increasingly linked to violent crimes and gang use.
Inspired by zombie films, they often have one smooth blade and one serrated edge.
Data gathered by freedom of information requests to UK police forces found that zombie knife crimes have increased a staggering 185 per cent across the county, with figures at their highest last year.
In 2021, there were 99 incidents of zombie knife crime, according to West Midlands Police.
This soared to 202 the following year and rose again to 282 crimes in 2023.
