County Lines and Knife Crime

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this County Lines and Knife Crime training course, learners should know and understand the following:

• County lines gang
• Understand what a county lines gang is and what they do
• Structures
• Understand the structures in county lines
• Terminology
• Understand terminology used by members of county line gangs
• Victims
• Understand who may be targeted by county line gangs and also where, why, and how victims may be targeted
• Knife crime and trafficking
• Understand how knife crime and trafficking are connected to county lines
• Other crimes
• Understand other crimes that are often connected to county lines
• Trauma
• Understand the trauma that can happen to those involved in county line gangs
• Support a victim
• Understand how to support a victim of county lines
• Your responsibility
• Understand your responsibility
• Reporting concerns
• Understand how to report concerns

Frequently asked questions

Learn more about county lines and knife crime with our common questions and answers!

If we still haven’t answered your question, please get in touch and our training specialists will be more than happy to help.

What do county lines mean?

County lines is the name given to drug dealing where organised criminal groups (OCGs) use phone lines to move and supply drugs, usually from cities into smaller towns and rural areas.

What types of abuse are connected with county lines?

County line gangs use children and young people to prepare, store, deliver and sell drugs around the country or within their local communities by using coercion, intimidation, debt bondage (creating a debt the child has to pay back), violence and/or grooming.

Delivery Methods

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