Alison Lowe says more must be done to tackle the root causes of knife crime.
Ms Lowe said "more and more" children were carrying knives out of fear for their safety.
"We've got high levels of permanent exclusions of children and we've got a cost of living crisis where parents are looking for decisions about food or heating, it's a terrible situation." She interviewed one of the teenagers involved as part of a radio documentary and podcast looking at knife crime."For me having spent a significant amount of time in that particular community one of the real problems is deprivation and also the county lines drug gangs and that's something the parents need to work really closely with the local authorities on," she said.
"It does happen in different areas where there is deprivation, but in this particular area it is rife."
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