Postcode area · Manchester
Crime in M
How much crime is recorded in M, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 1,395,176 (2024)
MPostcode area · Manchester
How safe is M
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in M, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
MNational
Violence and sexual offences25.623.6
Burglary12.79.1
Public order4.84.6
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Drugs3.12.4
Other theft2.64.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.