Last week police teams across South West London collaborated in a crackdown against knife crime in the community. Hundreds of officers from Kingston, Richmond, Merton and Wandsworth took part in Operation Sceptre – a twice-yearly national campaign to raise awareness around the dangers of carrying a knife. From Monday, 26 April to Sunday, 2 May, local police stepped up weapons sweeps, proactive patrols and educational talks across South West London. Operation leader of the South West Basic Command Unit (BCU), Superintendent Andrew Wadey, said: “I want to stress that south west London is a safe place to live, work and study. We have some of the lowest serious violence in London.