A YOUNG man has been arrested and bailed after officers found him with a knife and class B drugs.

The 23-year-old man was stopped by police in Spruce Hills Road, in Walthamstow, just after 11am on Tuesday (September 27).

When he was approached by Waltham Forest Police, he was found with a knife and class B drugs, arrested and bailed.

Last week, it was revealed knife crime in London had risen to a four-year high following a relatively steady increase since June 2014.

In June 2012 there were 1,719 recorded stabbings of people aged under 25 in the capital compared with 1,749 in August 2016, a report found.

The police and crime report found gang activity only accounted for less than 5 per cent of London knife crimes.

Matt Watson, of the Integrated Gangs Unit , said: "We know that if you carry a knife you are far more likely to get stabbed, probably with that knife."

In July, London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced £400,000 funding to help tackle knife crime.