Prolific burglar who targeted Manchester city centre businesses and flats jailed

A prolific burglar who targeted businesses and properties in Manchester city centre and caused over £10,000 in damage has been jailed.

Kieran Maloney (11/02/1997) of HMP Forest Bank was sentenced to three years and two months at Manchester Crown Square Court on Monday 15 June 2026.

Following an investigation by our City of Manchester Neighbourhood Team, Maloney was found guilty of six counts of burglary at a previous hearing.

Between November and December 2025, Maloney broke into businesses and apartment buildings in Manchester city centre, stealing thousands of pounds worth of clothing, alcohol, mobile phones, laptops and computers whilst also causing damage to the properties by forcing entry and breaking into offices and storage areas.

In one instance on 11 November 2025 at around 4:15am, Maloney forced entry into a building on York Street and stole several items of clothing. He returned an hour later wearing a hat and gloves and searched through cupboards, filling a rucksack with items including a First Aid kit.

Maloney moved onto offices in the same building and tried to gain entry by hitting a fire extinguisher against glass doors, damaging the glass. After finding a fridge containing alcohol, Maloney stole nine bottles of wine.

Across Greater Manchester, we are working tirelessly to prevent and reduce crime. In the City of Manchester burglary is down by 33% in the last year and there are 600 fewer burglary victims each month across GM since May 2021.

PC Gregory, who led the investigation, said: “Burglary is blight on residents and businesses across Greater Manchester.

“Maloney caused a nuisance to people in Manchester city centre, with several high-value items taken and causing over £10,000 in damage to properties he entered illegally.

“We take this type of crime seriously and attend every victim of burglary. Please continue to report incidents such of these to us as quickly as possible in order for us to conduct a through investigation.

“Anyone who has concerns about burglary and neighbourhood crime in their local area can contact us via 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, if you wish to remain anonymous.”

Neighbourhood policing is more than a role – it is a specialism that requires knowledge, skill and strong leadership.  

Officers and PCSOs working in neighbourhood teams are often the first point of contact for local people, building trust, preventing crime and dealing with the issues that matter most to the communities they serve, including anti-social behaviour. 

We have around 1,400 neighbourhood officers working across 38 teams at GMP – they are based in all 10 of our districts.

Every area of GM has neighbourhood tasking teams (NTTs) to proactively tackle crime, neighbourhood crime teams (NCTs) to bring offenders to justice, neighbourhood policing teams (NPT/NBOs) to patrol our streets and ensure community safety, and a prevention hub to solve problems and reduce crime.