Community safety and crime reduction
Together we are cutting crime!
Crime prevention partners in Salford, including the police and Salford City Council, are working with communities to reduce crime.
Our efforts in the last year have led to substantial year on year reductions in crime. The latest crime figures show a reduction of 15.4% in recorded crime in the year between April 2009 and March 2010 compared to the same period in 2008/09. This means there were 4,081 fewer offences and victims of crime.
The biggest reductions have been in the areas of:
- Serious violent crime, with 56 fewer offences, a reduction of 21.1% on previous year
- Criminal damage and arson, with 1,027 fewer offences, a reduction of 17.3% on last year
- Vehicle crime where we achieved a 18.4% reduction with 845 fewer offences compared to last year
Other crimes that have been reduced include robbery, sexual assaults and less serious assaults. (Source: Office North West)
Councillor David Lancaster, Salford City Council's lead member for Community Safety said: "These figures are really encouraging for those working hard to fight crime and anti-social behaviour. Many communities have been involved in supporting our activities and operations, sending out a clear message that crime will not be tolerated in our city".
For up-to-date crime figures for Salford, visit the crime data on the GMP website.
For information about the standard of service you can expect to receive from the police force see GMP's Policing Pledge.
Find out more about:
- How we are tackling environmental crime, burglary, vehicle crime and criminal damage
- Dealing with antisocial behaviour
- How to get involved in your community
- How to contact your Neighbourhood Policing teams
- How the Crime and Disorder Crime Partnership has performed against its targets
- Using CCTV cameras to cut crime
- Salford Community Safety Strategy 2008 - 2011
Who to contact
- Name
- Community Safety Unit
- Address
- Freepost NWW1358
Salford
M27 7BD - Telephone
- 0161-793 3576
- community.safety@salford.gov.uk
This page was last updated on 9 August 2010
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