A programme is being rolled out in Brighton and Hove as part of measures to combat knife-related violence.

A sum of £26 million has been set aside to back a national response, with analytical tools designed to identify zones with significant knife-related incident rates.

Brighton and Hove will receive a new centre for young people under this approach.

Speaking on behalf of the government, the policing minister stated that neighbourhoods across the country endure the harmful consequences of knife crime, with most occurrences limited to a small number of streets.

Sophisticated analytical tools will be deployed to find these particular zones, allowing police to position patrols, real-time biometric identification systems, and knife detection devices towards those involved.

The government has pledged to cut knife crime by half within a decade, saving lives and protecting communities.

The Brighton and Hove centre is among eight sites chosen for regions with heightened knife crime levels.

Further hubs will be created in Birmingham, Bristol, County Durham, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, and Tower Hamlets.

The programme aims to establish 50 centres throughout England.

This forms part of the Protecting Lives, Building Hope initiative.

The £26 million Knife Crime Concentrations Fund will support policing work across the 27 police forces active in England and Wales.

These zones account for 90 percent of knife crime occurrences.

Analytical tools will allow authorities to direct resources towards particular areas spanning 100 square metres and during identified high-risk windows.

Priority zones will see increased officer visibility, supplementary surveillance camera systems, live facial recognition functionality, and knife detection archway units.

The government’s aim is to reduce knife crime by half over the next ten years.