Section 60 authorised across Newton Heath and Miles Platting following robbery reports

A Section 60 and 60AA has been authorised in the Newton Heath and Miles Platting areas of Manchester.

Under a Section 60, officers have extra powers to stop and search people in the area defined above within the timeframe. A Section 60AA authority allows us to require people to remove face coverings used to disguise or conceal their appearance.

The authority was granted at 7pm last night (Saturday 6 September 2025),  and will run until 7pm tonight (Sunday 7 September 2025).

The temporary powers have come into enforcement following reports of knifepoint robberies in the area on Saturday evening.

It is believed that victims were being targeted for their pedal bikes.

No arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing.

The enforcement of the S60 has been granted as part of our response to keeping the community safe and preventing further incidents taking place. Officers will be increasing patrols in the area over the coming days.

Chief Inspector Mike Russell, from GMP's City of Manchester district, said: “We have implemented this order due to reports of robberies in the area – this enforcement gives officers further powers to take action to proactively stop-search people.

“The order runs until tonight and you will notice an extra police presence in the area. If you have any concerns about anything, please do speak to an officer.

“If you have any information you would like to pass onto police, please do get in touch with us.”

You can contact us via 101 or our Live Chat at gmp.police.uk, quoting log 2944 of 06/09/25.

Alternatively, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.