A sculpture raising awareness of the impact of knife crime arrives in Oldbury this October.

The Knife Angel sculpture will be located in Oldbury Civic Square near to Sandwell Council House in Oldbury town centre.

The arrival of the Knife Angel, which is a powerful symbol of the impact of knife crime, will be marked at an official opening event in the Civic Square on Wednesday 2 October from 4pm to 6pm.

Standing 27-feet tall and weighing 3.5 tons, it is comprised of 100,000 blunted knives received from 43 police forces across the UK. It took two years to create and has toured many UK towns and cities since November 2018.

Standing as a powerful reminder of the devastating impact of knife crime, the Knife Angel also symbolises the resilience of communities working together to combat violence and foster lasting change.

The Knife Angel sculpture has been brought to the borough by Sandwell Council and the Safer Sandwell Partnership working together with British Ironwork Centre, West Midlands Police and the West Midlands Violence Reduction Partnership (VRP).

Follow the Knife Angel story in Sandwell at sandwell.gov.uk/KnifeAngel and on social media with the #KnifeAngelSandwell hashtag.