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Crime in M41 8

How much crime is recorded in M41 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Trafford
Region
North West
Population
10,321 (2024)
Crime

How safe is M41 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in Trafford, below the 31.3 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all council areas.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
26.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.3
All crime
50
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 Trafford. 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).

M41 8National
Violence and sexual offences19.823.8
Burglary7.89.0
Shoplifting5.65.5
Public order5.34.8
Other theft3.84.4
Criminal damage and arson3.64.9
Vehicle crime3.03.4
Drugs2.62.5
Other crime1.31.4
Possession of weapons0.80.7
Bicycle theft0.70.6
Robbery0.71.0
Theft from the person0.41.2
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 10% since 2020.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
202020212022202320242025

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

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