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Firearms

Volume 476: debated on Tuesday 3 June 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) firearms, (b) imitation firearms and (c) knives were voluntarily surrendered to the police in each police force area in each of the last 10 years. (206486)

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.

Firearms and ammunition handed in during the firearms amnesty 2003

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

Non-prohibited guns

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

Ammunition

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

Knife amnesty—total items surrendered 24 May to 30 June 2006

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.