Crime by Postcode
M60Postcode district

M60 crime rate and crime map

Recorded crime in M60 is 3.7 times the Manchester average and 7.4 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. 1,609 residents in 2 neighbourhoods.

Safety
1/10High crime (data up to 2019)
Living
9.3/10Excellent
vs the council
3.7×the Manchester average
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Safety and Living

Safety

Crime severity: 3.7× the Manchester average (7.4× 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

Manchester 054B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeManchester 060A: no score
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: 3.7× the Manchester average (7.4× the England and Wales average). 682 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.

  • Violence and sexual offences: 39% of the harm here
  • Robbery: 21% of the harm here
  • Burglary: 10% of the harm here

Anti-social behaviour: 144 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

Excellent accessScore 9 out of 10
  • Typical distance to a large supermarket: 620 m.
  • Aldi Urban Exchange Manchester (Aldi), 750 m from the district centre
  • Tesco Manchester Market St Express (Tesco), 890 m from the district centre
  • M&S Manchester (Marks and Spencer), 1.1 km from the district centre

Transport

Excellent accessScore 10 out of 10
  • Typical number of bus stops within 400 m: 13.
  • Nearest railway station: Manchester Piccadilly Rail Station, 810 m from the district centre
  • Nearest tram or metro stop: Piccadilly Gardens (Manchester Metrolink), 510 m from the district centre

Schools

Excellent schools nearbyScore 9 out of 10

Primary schools within 2 km

  • St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy: Good (graded inspection of the predecessor school, 2021), 450 m away
  • Abbott Community Primary School: Outstanding (ungraded inspection, 2024), 470 m away
  • St Philip's Church of England Primary School: Good (ungraded inspection, 2023), 990 m away
  • St Malachy's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy: Good (ungraded inspection of the predecessor school, 2023), 1.3 km away
  • St Wilfrid's RC Primary School: Good (graded inspection, 2023), 1.3 km away

Secondary schools within 2 km

  • Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester: Strong standard (report card, 2026), 1.1 km away
  • Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester: Exceptional (report card, 2026), 1.3 km away
  • Trinity CofE High School: Good (graded inspection, 2023), 1.5 km away

    Health

    Excellent accessScore 9 out of 10
    • Nearest GP surgery: THE DOC'S SURGERY, 900 m from the district centre, CQC rating: Outstanding, rated 2016
    • Nearest hospital with A&E: Manchester Royal Infirmary, 2.5 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
    Robbery23.9
    Burglary25.2
    Violence and sexual offences149.3
    Drugs10.7
    Possession of weapons4.1
    Other crime5.8
    Other theft106.3
    Theft from the person121.1
    Vehicle crime78.9
    Criminal damage and arson32.2
    Public order79.8
    Bicycle theft22.1
    Shoplifting22.3

    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.

    201687.32017104.92018128.52019116.4

    Latest 12 months of data, Jul 2018 – Jun 2019: 126.6 against a period average of 113.2, 12% higher.

    Questions about crime in M60

    Is M60 a safe place to live?
    M60 scores 1 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every postcode district in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 3.7 times the Manchester average. Police data here stops in June 2019.
    What is the most common crime in M60?
    The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences, about 149 per 1,000 residents a year. Police data here stops in June 2019.
    How does crime in M60 compare with Manchester?
    Crime severity in M60 is 3.7 times 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.

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