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Overview of Manchester crime rate

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Manchester’s crime level is marked as low, ranking 22nd among 25 surrounding areas based on crime statistics. In 2023, the city recorded 140 criminal incidents against its population of 551,938, establishing a crime rate of 0.25 per 1,000 people. This reflects a 13.79% decrease compared to the previous year.

Predominant crime types in Manchester include Violence and sexual offences (55.0%), Public order (12.9%), and Drugs (6.4%). The least common are Bicycle theft (0.7%), Vehicle crime (1.4%), and Robbery (0.7%).

Of the 27 wards in Manchester, those experiencing the highest crime rates are Deansgate (2.1), Piccadilly (0.7), and Levenshulme (0.7), while the safest are Miles Platting & Newton Heath (0.0), Longsight (0.0), and Moston (0.0).

Reviewing postcode districts within Manchester, SK9 (64.7), SK10 (60.5), and M90 (4.9) report the highest crime rates. The lowest rates are found in M16 (0.1), M33 (0.0), and OL9 (0.0).

In Manchester, there has been a significant reduction across various crime categories in 2020, including a decrease in Anti-social behaviour by 15.85%, Burglary by 6.25%, Criminal damage and arson by 7.13%, Drugs by 2.48%, Other crime by 1.61%, Other theft by 7.47%, Public order by 9.41%, Robbery by 2.81%, Shoplifting by 4.04%, Theft from the person by 4.43%, Vehicle crime by 8.1%, and Violence and sexual offences by 23.76%.

Manchester crime incidents by crime type

A total of 140 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 77 (55.0)%
Public order – 18 (12.9)%
Drugs – 9 (6.4)%
Other theft – 12 (8.6)%
Anti-social behaviour – 4 (2.9)%
Other crime – 4 (2.9)%
Criminal damage and arson – 6 (4.3)%
Theft from the person – 4 (2.9)%
Shoplifting – 2 (1.4)%
Bicycle theft – 1 (0.7)%
Vehicle crime – 2 (1.4)%
Robbery – 1 (0.7)%

How does Manchester compare against nearby areas ?

Manchester ranks 22nd when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Manchester wards

There are 27 wards within Manchester. Deansgate, Levenshulme, Piccadilly has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 27 wards from high crime rate to low.