The information requested is not regularly collected centrally.
During the firearms amnesty held in April 2003, 43,908 firearms and more than one million rounds of ammunition were surrendered. The breakdown by force area and type of firearms is in the following tables.
A national knife amnesty was held from 24 May to 30 June 2006. The breakdown of the numbers of items handed in by police force area is shown in the table.
Prohibited firearms Police force Total number of guns Total number of rounds of ammunition Fully automatic Handguns Rifles Section 5 shotguns Other sec 5 firearms Total Avon and Somerset 1,309 45,000 2 148 1 1 0 152 Bedfordshire 298 5,552 0 48 1 6 0 55 Cambridgeshire 579 9,639 0 69 2 0 2 73 Cheshire 683 10,627 1 137 0 3 2 143 Cleveland 212 3,979 0 23 1 1 3 28 Cumbria 572 10,503 0 87 0 2 0 89 Derbyshire 732 4,715 1 69 1 7 0 78 Devon and Cornwall 2,233 38,110 1 378 20 2 35 436 Dorset 698 18,826 0 174 8 28 4 214 Durham 367 7,112 0 39 0 0 0 39 Essex 1,367 20,973 0 170 0 6 2 178 Gloucestershire 272 1,450 0 56 0 0 1 57 Greater Manchester 2,662 43,317 3 199 3 2 3 210 Hampshire 1,540 42,795 2 183 2 5 3 195 Hertfordshire 680 14,504 0 133 18 20 4 175 Humberside 622 19,802 3 72 3 5 3 86 Kent 1,287 62,142 0 217 3 12 2 234 Lancashire 1,038 15,843 0 117 12 6 3 138 Leicestershire 792 245 1 66 0 1 0 68 Lincolnshire 1,019 14,136 0 62 2 0 0 64 London, City of 14 217 0 3 0 1 1 5 Merseyside 924 15,869 0 105 0 1 1 107 Metropolitan Police 3,189 75,606 9 606 14 39 85 753 Norfolk 965 13,301 0 106 0 2 1 109 Northampton 523 12,798 0 63 0 4 3 70 Northumbria 969 16,775 0 94 2 8 1 105 North Yorkshire 617 6,557 0 74 0 2 3 79 Nottingham 908 34,712 1 82 1 1 0 85 South Yorkshire 407 4,567 1 74 3 1 3 82 Staffordshire 823 49,271 2 99 3 7 3 114 Suffolk 1,219 23,801 2 141 0 6 4 153 Surrey 1,157 31,806 6 174 0 5 15 200 Sussex 1,997 32,702 0 273 1 6 6 286 Thames Valley 1,189 23,877 1 241 11 38 5 296 Warwickshire 453 8,563 1 50 4 0 2 57 West Mercia 1,029 28,072 20 101 0 2 9 132 West Midlands 1,265 53,190 1 168 6 1 3 179 West Yorkshire 635 11,493 1 128 0 5 0 134 Wiltshire 574 7,516 1 39 1 0 0 41 Total England 37,819 839,963 60 5,068 123 236 212 5,699 Dyfed-Powys 847 23,526 2 101 9 9 9 130 Gwent 332 12,584 1 35 8 46 1 91 North Wales 592 5,073 1 69 0 1 0 71 South Wales 917 14,128 2 199 12 44 1 258 Total Wales 2,688 55,311 6 404 29 100 11 550 Total England and Wales 40,507 895,274 66 5,472 152 336 223 6,249 Central Scotland 175 1,710 0 7 0 0 0 7 Dumfries and Galloway 220 71,910 0 14 0 0 0 14 Fife 343 6,478 1 28 0 4 0 33 Grampian 540 12,529 0 8 0 0 0 8 Lothian and Borders 509 11,775 1 54 0 1 0 56 Northern 392 13,796 0 42 0 0 1 43 Strathclyde 786 19,635 1 87 3 2 2 95 Tayside 428 6,083 0 22 0 1 0 23 Total Scotland 3,393 143,916 3 262 3 8 3 279 British Transport Police 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MOD Police 6 168 0 0 0 0 1 1 Total Other 8 168 0 0 0 0 1 1 Total Great Britain 43,908 1,039,358 69 5,734 155 344 227 6,529
Police force Total number of guns Total number of rounds of ammunition Rifles Imitations Air guns Shot guns Other Total Avon and Somerset 1,309 45,000 80 207 501 363 6 1,157 Bedfordshire 298 5,552 14 56 98 63 12 243 Cambridgeshire 579 9,639 45 145 134 177 5 506 Cheshire 683 10,627 18 118 250 128 26 540 Cleveland 212 3,979 5 40 109 30 0 184 Cumbria 572 10,503 46 86 191 154 6 483 Derbyshire 732 4,715 27 184 234 189 20 654 Devon and Cornwall 2,233 38,110 103 526 654 483 31 1,797 Dorset 698 18,826 28 50 233 125 48 484 Durham 367 7,112 16 32 193 86 1 328 Essex 1,367 20,973 102 264 400 407 16 1,189 Gloucestershire 272 1,450 10 34 73 97 1 215 Greater Manchester 2,662 43,317 81 1,503 569 264 35 2,452 Hampshire 1,540 42,795 71 380 471 383 40 1,345 Hertfordshire 680 14,504 21 113 201 151 19 505 Humberside 622 19,802 38 115 241 132 10 536 Kent 1,287 62,142 61 250 379 346 17 1,053 Lancashire 1,038 15,843 85 222 316 259 18 900 Leicestershire 792 245 35 153 277 237 22 724 Lincolnshire 1,019 14,136 40 100 341 340 134 955 London, City of 14 217 0 3 2 4 0 9 Merseyside 924 15,869 27 252 421 100 17 817 Metropolitan Police 3,189 75,606 206 776 962 312 180 2,436 Norfolk 965 13,301 49 153 221 418 15 856 Northampton 523 12,798 17 128 144 160 4 453 Northumbria 969 16,775 34 147 541 118 24 864 North Yorkshire 617 6,557 30 119 168 206 15 538 Nottingham 908 34,712 45 236 345 190 7 823 South Yorkshire 407 4,567 18 89 105 92 21 325 Staffordshire 823 49,271 32 221 264 191 1 709 Suffolk 1,219 23,801 49 259 294 454 10 1,066 Surrey 1,157 31,806 60 267 365 239 26 957 Sussex 1,997 32,702 76 445 675 495 20 1,711 Thames Valley 1,189 23,877 62 165 330 301 35 893 Warwickshire 453 8,563 23 90 189 83 11 396 West Mercia 1,029 28,072 53 157 282 370 35 897 West Midlands 1,265 53,190 38 412 475 145 16 1,086 West Yorkshire 635 11,493 32 124 211 97 37 501 Wiltshire 574 7,516 44 82 225 166 16 533 Total England 37,819 839,963 1,821 8,703 12,084 8,555 957 32,120 Dyfed-Powys 847 23,526 66 32 149 450 20 717 Gwent 332 12,584 13 51 90 68 19 241 North Wales 592 5,073 21 121 168 199 12 521 South Wales 917 14,128 39 112 242 253 13 659 Total Wales 2,688 55,311 139 316 649 970 64 2,138 Total England and Wales 40,507 895,274 1,960 9,019 12,733 9,525 1,021 34,258 Central Scotland 175 1,710 9 16 74 40 29 168 Dumfries and Galloway 220 71,910 9 19 82 83 13 206 Fife 343 6,478 17 53 154 63 23 310 Grampian 540 12,529 46 97 158 213 18 532 Lothian and Borders 509 11,775 43 68 204 129 9 453 Northern 392 13,796 76 17 95 151 10 349 Strathclyde 786 19,635 59 91 343 175 23 691 Tayside 428 6,083 39 99 129 132 6 405 Total Scotland 3,393 143,916 298 460 1,239 986 131 3,114 British Transport Police 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 MOD Police 6 168 1 1 0 2 1 5 Total Other 8 168 1 1 2 2 1 7 Total Great Britain 43,908 1,039,358 2,259 9,480 13,974 10,513 1,153 37,379
Police force Total number of guns Total number of rounds of ammunition Prohibited Bulleted Shot gun Other Other weapons Avon and Somerset 1,309 45,000 0 16,000 25,000 4,000 46 Bedfordshire 298 5,552 44 2,154 1,787 1,567 97 Cambridgeshire 579 9,639 0 6,119 2,140 1,380 28 Cheshire 683 10,627 13 7,470 1,085 2,059 30 Cleveland 212 3,979 413 1,804 297 1,465 18 Cumbria 572 10,503 6 5,387 1,224 3,886 46 Derbyshire 732 4,715 0 1,933 2,122 660 0 Devon and Cornwall 2,233 38,110 2,666 14,473 4,401 16,570 81 Dorset 698 18,826 1,362 5,027 3,848 8,589 48 Durham 367 7,112 123 5,427 842 720 187 Essex 1,367 20,973 7 6,713 3,550 10,703 106 Gloucestershire 272 1,450 0 500 850 100 3 Greater Manchester 2,662 43,317 402 19,853 6,498 16,564 54 Hampshire 1,540 42,795 2,200 19,195 7,967 13,433 507 Hertfordshire 680 14,504 1,705 7,553 1,770 3,476 110 Humberside 622 19,802 542 9,506 1,848 7,906 121 Kent 1,287 62,142 249 14,232 4,738 42,923 105 Lancashire 1,038 15,843 34 9,786 2,738 3,285 85 Leicestershire 792 245 1 102 67 75 59 Lincolnshire 1,019 14,136 18 11,357 1,904 857 1,027 London, City of 14 217 0 20 28 169 0 Merseyside 924 15,869 4 6,341 1,583 7,941 130 Metropolitan Police 3,189 75,606 6,571 25,097 10,745 33,193 680 Norfolk 965 13,301 2 10,713 2,345 241 45 Northampton 523 12,798 2 7,257 3,987 1,552 279 Northumbria 969 16,775 4 10,227 2,267 4,277 105 North Yorkshire 617 6,557 1.209 3,849 1,251 248 18 Nottingham 908 34,712 1,084 8,861 3,753 21,014 0 South Yorkshire 407 4,567 0 2,616 929 1,022 56 Staffordshire 823 49,271 35 17,918 4,956 26,362 50 Suffolk 1,219 23,801 1.145 10,857 3,122 8,677 101 Surrey 1,157 31,806 1 19,173 8,034 4,598 1,560 Sussex 1,997 32,702 0 22,564 7,172 2,966 33 Thames Valley 1,189 23,877 2,041 8,393 3,122 10,321 135 Warwickshire 453 8,563 609 3,706 862 3,386 22 West Mercia 1,029 28,072 300 15,558 4,655 7,559 166 West Midlands 1,265 53,190 735 40,158 4,452 7,845 50 West Yorkshire 635 11,493 0 7,532 581 3,380 22 Wiltshire 574 7,516 62 3,433 1,615 2,406 16 Total England 37,819 839,963 23,589 388,864 140,135 287,375 6,226 Dyfed-Powys 847 23,526 1,941 11,103 6,088 4,394 35 Gwent 332 12,584 9 4,347 5,705 2,523 18 North Wales 592 5,073 0 3,731 1,018 324 41 South Wales 917 14,128 280 5,246 4,148 4,454 89 Total Wales 2,688 55,311 2,230 24,427 16,959 11,695 183 Total England and Wales 40,507 895,274 25,819 413,291 157,094 299,070 6,409 Central Scotland 175 1,710 79 955 638 38 87 Dumfries and Galloway 220 71,910 0 2,379 1,017 68,514 114 Fife 343 6,478 1,004 3,586 1,075 813 94 Grampian 540 12,529 91 10,267 1,261 910 128 Lothian and Borders 509 11,775 0 9.238 1,514 1,023 41 Northern 392 13,796 4,786 5,699 3,197 114 75 Strathclyde 786 19,635 1,233 8,307 3,200 6,895 29 Tayside 428 6,083 34 3,150 2,156 743 116 Total Scotland 3,393 143,916 7,227 43,581 14,058 79,050 684 British Transport Police 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 MOD Police 6 168 0 155 0 13 0 Total Other 8 168 0 155 0 13 0 Total Great Britain 43,908 1,039,358 33,046 457,027 171,152 378,133 7,093
Force Domestic Non Domestic Weapons Of interest Total Avon Somerset 1,510 634 129 69 2,342 Bedfordshire 503 172 45 42 762 Cambridgshire 982 188 465 0 1,635 Cheshire 1,241 457 287 55 2,040 City of London 38 0 4 18 60 Cleveland 729 224 159 41 1,153 Cumbria 1,082 146 46 27 1,301 Derbyshire 2,257 91 623 24 2,995 Dorset 1,029 275 186 8 1,498 Durham 593 326 124 19 1,062 Dyfed Powys 470 188 121 14 793 Devon Cornwall 2,626 601 375 150 3,752 Essex 1,517 446 209 51 2,223 Gloucestershire 702 309 50 0 1,061 GMP 1,172 403 276 14 1,865 Gwent 1,263 419 187 67 1,936 Hampshire 3,209 841 529 57 4,636 Herts 1,659 493 20 22 2,194 Humberside 877 152 261 23 1,313 Kent 2,603 704 421 0 3,807 Lancashire 948 389 187 1 1,525 Leicestershire 950 158 62 0 1,170 Lincs 731 422 260 35 1,448 Merseyside 1,142 630 33 0 1,888 Met 0 0 0 0 9,145 Norfolk1 (383) (104) (18) (5) 1,723 North Wales 1,152 392 177 10 1,731 North Yorkshire 940 285 346 53 1,624 North Hants 1,312 174 140 0 1,626 Northumbria 1,576 667 306 57 2,606 Nottinghamshire 1,086 419 127 17 1,649 South Wales 1,351 505 143 23 2,022 South Yorks 1,143 68 379 42 1,631 Staffordshire 1,200 524 222 64 2,010 Suffolk 975 298 171 0 1,444 Surrey 959 252 89 11 1,311 Sussex 2,479 936 253 89 3,757 Thames Valley 2,475 1,235 620 0 4,330 Warwickshire 494 179 147 36 856 West Mercia 1,523 440 164 0 2,127 West Midlands 1,979 298 510 451 3,238 West Yorkshire 851 332 175 17 1,375 Wiltshire 894 177 120 9 1,200 Total2 52,222 16,595 9,148 1,658 89,864 1 Breakdown figures for Norfolk relate to items surrendered in first week only. 2 Breakdown figures do not equal final total due to 1. Note: MRS has supplied a total only figure.