Preston's month of menace - these are all the knife-related youth crimes reported in Preston and Penwortham in March
The month of March has seen knife crime menace communities in Preston and Penwortham, spreading fear in schools, colleges and homes.
Bookended by two major incidents - an armed confrontation between rival gangs near Runshaw College in Leyland and a violent mass brawl in Penwortham - violent youth crime appears to have escalated in the city this month.
The month is not over yet, but these are all the knife-related crimes reported by the Post in March so far.