Knife Angel

The Knife Angel (also referred to as the National Monument Against Violence & Aggression) is a contemporary sculpture formed of 100,000 knives created by artist Alfie Bradley and the British Ironworks Centre, based in Oswestry, England.

[2] In order to create the sculpture, 200 knife banks were produced by the Ironworks and amnesties held for individuals to anonymously donate their knives.

[1] The sculpture was created in order to highlight knife crime in the United Kingdom and educate young people on the harmful effect violent behaviour can have on their communities.

[6] Families who lost loved ones as a result of knife crime were invited to have a message engraved onto a blade used in the sculpture.

In December 2022 the Knife Angel travelled to Milton Keynes where a variety of educational events created a long lasting legacy.

It was in Crewe, Cheshire during May 2023,[13] and arrived in Nuneaton, Warwickshire on 1 June to spend four weeks in the town's Market Place.