Crime by Postcode
M13Postcode district

M13 crime rate and crime map

Recorded crime in M13 is about the Manchester average and 2.0 times the England and Wales average. The police force here stopped publishing data after June 2019. The biggest share of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences.

Manchester. 24,894 residents in 15 neighbourhoods.

Safety
1/10High crime (data up to 2019)
Living
8.8/10Excellent
vs the council
1.0×the Manchester average
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Safety and Living

Safety

Crime severity: about the Manchester average (2.0× the England and Wales average)

Crime only, by how serious it is. Compared with every postcode district. Higher is safer.

Living

Based on schools, transport, health, supermarkets, weighted by importance. Crime is not part of it. Higher is better.

Neighbourhoods by Safety

Manchester 018C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeManchester 018D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeManchester 018E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeManchester 022B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeManchester 022C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeManchester 063A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeManchester 022D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeManchester 022E: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeManchester 063D: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeManchester 026A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeManchester 026E: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeManchester 018F: no scoreManchester 018G: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeManchester 019E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeManchester 022H: Safety 1 out of 10, high crime
1 = least safe, 10 = safest. Grey: no score. Select a neighbourhood to open it on the map.

1 neighbourhood has no population figure, so it is not scored.

Crime over 5 years

Not enough police data here for a 5-year trend.

What is recorded

Crime severity: about the Manchester average (2.0× the England and Wales average). 152 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.

  • Violence and sexual offences: 43% of the harm here
  • Burglary: 20% of the harm here
  • Robbery: 18% of the harm here

Anti-social behaviour: 28 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.

Shops, transport, schools and health

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Scores use fixed distance bands, so they do not depend on other districts. Higher is better.

Supermarkets

Good accessScore 8 out of 10
  • Typical distance to a large supermarket: 1.3 km.
  • Asda Longsight Superstore (Asda), 1.5 km from the district centre
  • Sainsburys Fallowfield (Sainsburys), 2.1 km from the district centre
  • Aldi Urban Exchange Manchester (Aldi), 3.0 km from the district centre

Transport

Good accessScore 8 out of 10
  • Typical number of bus stops within 400 m: 6.
  • Nearest railway station: Ardwick Rail Station, 1.4 km from the district centre
  • Nearest tram or metro stop: New Islington (Manchester Metrolink), 2.6 km from the district centre

Schools

Excellent schools nearbyScore 9 out of 10

Primary schools within 2 km

  • St Agnes C of E Primary School: Good (graded inspection, 2022), 90 m away
  • St John's CofE Primary School: Good (graded inspection, 2020), 250 m away
  • St Chrysostom's CofE Primary School: Expected standard (report card, 2025), 340 m away
  • Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester: Outstanding (graded inspection, 2024), 390 m away
  • Cringle Brook Primary School: Outstanding (ungraded inspection, 2024), 1.0 km away

Secondary schools within 2 km

  • Manchester Enterprise Academy Central: Good (graded inspection, 2022), 320 m away
  • Dean Trust Ardwick: Good (ungraded inspection, 2023), 460 m away
  • Manchester Academy: Good (graded inspection, 2022), 510 m away
  • Co-op Academy Belle Vue: Outstanding (graded inspection, 2024), 1.4 km away
  • Levenshulme High School: Outstanding (ungraded inspection, 2022), 1.4 km away

    Health

    Excellent accessScore 10 out of 10
    • Nearest GP surgery: SURREY LODGE PRACTICE, 670 m from the district centre, CQC rating: Good, rated 2018
    • Nearest hospital with A&E: Manchester University Hospitals (central site), 1.5 km from the district centre

    Crime by type

    Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.

    TypePer 1,000 a year
    Robbery5.6
    Burglary13.0
    Violence and sexual offences44.5
    Drugs3.6
    Possession of weapons1.3
    Other crime2.3
    Other theft14.8
    Theft from the person10.4
    Vehicle crime13.6
    Criminal damage and arson11.3
    Public order23.2
    Bicycle theft4.9
    Shoplifting3.8

    Trend over the years

    Crime severity per resident (sentence-days of the crimes recorded each year). Hatched bars are years with fewer than twelve months of data for most residents.

    201627.4201729.7201831.6201930.6

    Latest 12 months of data, Jul 2018 – Jun 2019: 31.5 against a period average of 30.3, 4% higher.

    Questions about crime in M13

    Is M13 a safe place to live?
    M13 scores 1 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every postcode district in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is about the Manchester average. Police data here stops in June 2019.
    What is the most common crime in M13?
    The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences, about 44 per 1,000 residents a year. Police data here stops in June 2019.
    How does crime in M13 compare with Manchester?
    Crime severity in M13 is about the Manchester average. Police data here stops in June 2019.

    Nearest town

    Council: Manchester

    Town-centre neighbourhoods

    Few people live in these areas but many shop, work and go out there, so crime per resident looks far higher than the risk to someone living there. They have no Safety score, because compared with residential areas the number would mislead; their crime figures are still shown.