Manchester Central Division kick off GMP’s Neighbourhood Policing model with week of action

Greater Manchester Police have launched a new neighbourhood policing model to make your communities safer.

This means an additional 264 warranted police officers will be posted to neighbourhood teams across Greater Manchester, creating a greater focus on police and partner agencies working together in communities to fight crime and tackle local problems.

Each neighbourhood now has a dedicated team of police officers who will be patrolling your areas and specifically targeting and investigating neighbourhood crimes with a greater focus on key issues that mean the most to those in our communities.

As part of the new launch, neighbourhood officers across Longsight, Ardwick, Rusholme, Moss Side, Hulme, Piccadilly and Deansgate have been out in the community conducting a number of warrants, plain clothed operations, offender checks, traffic operations, and community engagement activities tackling key issues across the district, including burglary, theft, anti-social behaviour, drug dealing and speeding which all contribute to the overarching aim of making your neighbourhood a better place to live and work.

Chief Inspector Stephen Wiggins who oversees Manchester Central division said: “Keeping communities safe is our number one priority, and this new policing model will give us further resources do just that.

“At the beating heart of a successful neighbourhood policing is community engagement and partnership work. We continue to work closely with partners to address the underlying causes of crime, which often are predictable and preventable, and to help ensure that vulnerable people are referred to proper safeguarding services.

“I would like to reassure residents in our local communities that this is not just a week of amplified action as a result of the neighbourhood policing model launch, this activity showcases what will be a regular occurrence in your neighbourhood. We will continue to be the drivers of change and work closely with partners to keep all those who live, work and travel to Manchester feel safe.

GMP have launched a new community alert system will enable us to keep you up to date with the work we’re doing to make Manchester a safer community for all.

Neighbourhood officers can now be contacted directly through the new and improved ‘Your Area’ pages on the force’s website and the brand-new community alerts system ‘Bee in the Loop’. 

Bee in the Loop will also allow those who sign up to be amongst the first to know about incidents and emergencies; get involved in shaping local priorities; and receive targeted crime prevention advice, 24 hours a day.

Sign up to receive free text or email alerts at beeintheloop.co.uk.