Crime by Postcode
M38Postcode district

M38 crime rate and crime map

Recorded crime in M38 is 1.2 times the Salford average and 1.4 times the England and Wales average. The police force here stopped publishing data after June 2019. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences.

Little Hulton, Salford. 15,603 residents in 9 neighbourhoods.

Safety
2/10High crime (data up to 2019)
Living
6.9/10Good
vs the council
1.2×the Salford average
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Safety and Living

Safety

Crime severity: 1.2× the Salford average (1.4× 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

Salford 001A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeSalford 001B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSalford 004A: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeSalford 004B: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeSalford 001D: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeSalford 001E: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeSalford 002A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeSalford 002B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSalford 002C: Safety 2 out of 10, high crime
1 = least safe, 10 = safest. Grey: no score. Select a neighbourhood to open it on the map.

Crime over 5 years

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

What is recorded

Crime severity: 1.2× the Salford average (1.4× the England and Wales average). 113 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.

  • Violence and sexual offences: 61% of the harm here
  • Burglary: 18% of the harm here
  • Robbery: 6% of the harm here

"Violence and sexual offences" is 61% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.

Anti-social behaviour: 20 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

Fair accessScore 6 out of 10
  • Typical distance to a large supermarket: 2.6 km.
  • Tesco Walkden Extra (Tesco), 2.7 km from the district centre
  • Tesco Greater Manchester Superstore (Tesco), 3.2 km from the district centre
  • Asda Farnworth Superstore (Asda), 3.4 km from the district centre

Transport

Fair accessScore 6 out of 10
  • Typical number of bus stops within 400 m: 8.
  • Nearest railway station: Walkden Rail Station, 3.4 km from the district centre
  • Nearest tram or metro stop: The Trafford Centre (Manchester Metrolink), 11.1 km from the district centre

Schools

Good schools nearbyScore 8 out of 10

Primary schools within 2 km

  • Bridgewater Primary School: Outstanding (ungraded inspection, 2024), 190 m away
  • Dukesgate Academy: Good (ungraded inspection, 2024), 210 m away
  • St Edmund's RC Primary School: Strong standard (report card, 2025), 240 m away
  • St Andrew's Methodist Primary School: Outstanding (ungraded inspection, 2024), 330 m away
  • The Ferns Primary Academy: Strong standard (report card, 2026), 1.8 km away

Secondary schools within 2 km

  • The Lowry Academy: Good (graded inspection, 2024), 780 m away
  • St James's Church of England High School: Good (graded inspection, 2022), 910 m away
  • Harper Green School: Good (graded inspection, 2023), 1.7 km away
  • Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy: Requires improvement (graded inspection of the predecessor school, 2023), 2.0 km away

    Health

    Good accessScore 7 out of 10
    • Nearest GP surgery: CLEGGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE/129, 540 m from the district centre, CQC rating: Good
    • Nearest hospital with A&E: Fairfield Hospital, 20.2 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
    Robbery1.4
    Burglary8.4
    Violence and sexual offences44.4
    Drugs1.7
    Possession of weapons1.3
    Other crime3.7
    Other theft7.1
    Theft from the person0.4
    Vehicle crime5.6
    Criminal damage and arson17.4
    Public order17.4
    Bicycle theft1.0
    Shoplifting3.2

    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.

    201618.1201719.3201823.7201923.2

    Latest 12 months of data, Jul 2018 – Jun 2019: 23.9 against a period average of 21.4, 12% higher.

    Questions about crime in M38

    Is M38 a safe place to live?
    M38 scores 2 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every postcode district in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.2 times the Salford average. Police data here stops in June 2019.
    What is the most common crime in M38?
    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 M38 compare with Salford?
    Crime severity in M38 is 1.2 times the Salford average. Police data here stops in June 2019.

    Nearest town

    Council: Salford

    M38 crime rate and crime map (Little Hulton, Salford) | Crime by Postcode