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Crime in M20 3

How much crime is recorded in M20 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Manchester
Region
North West
Population
17,157 (2024)
Crime

How safe is M20 3

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in Manchester, well above the 31.3 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all council areas.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most council areas in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
50.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.3
All crime
96
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 57
Council-wide figures

This force hasn't published street-level crime for a full year, so these are the Home Office's recorded crime figures for Manchester. They cover the same offences but can't be broken down below council level.

By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

M20 3National
Violence and sexual offences38.723.8
Burglary13.69.0
Public order10.64.8
Other theft8.24.4
Drugs7.72.5
Criminal damage and arson6.74.9
Shoplifting5.55.5
Vehicle crime5.33.4
Theft from the person2.61.2
Other crime2.41.4
Robbery1.81.0
Possession of weapons1.60.7
Bicycle theft1.30.6
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 19% since 2020.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
202020212022202320242025

Source: Home Office police recorded crime by community safety partnership. Rates cover April 2025 to March 2026.

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