Adult Chaperones to Walk Children Home From School in Knife Crime Hotspots
7th April 2026
Adult chaperones are to take children to and from school to protect them from violence in knife-crime hotspots.
Up to 250 schools in the areas worst affected by knife crime will be identified by the Home Office using new mapping technology, which can pinpoint the most dangerous streets and when pupils are most at risk.
Adult volunteers from charities and teachers will be recruited to act as chaperones, replicating a scheme in Chicago, which cut crime on targeted routes by 14 per cent and helped students cross gang boundaries.