Winter Operation underway across Greater Manchester as GMP backs Home Office crime blitz

A Winter crime blitz is underway in Greater Manchester as teams across the force come together to support a Home Office-led campaign.

Our local police teams across GM will be supporting the ‘Winter of Action’ as part of our crime-busting Operation North Star which began in November.

It follows our Safe4Summer work, which saw multiple crime-types tackled across the board earlier this year.

That operation saw shoplifting and theft reduced by 20%, street crime down by 11%, and serious violent crime down by 8%.

Those results were achieved by a comprehensive policing operation across our 10 districts, which saw more than 22,000+ patrol hours across 82 hotspots in between June and September.

More broadly, across the board, this type of proactive work has contributed to 10,000 fewer crimes compared to last year as a whole.

While the work has transferred to the cooler months of December and January, Op North Star will see officers remain red-hot in pursuit of criminality.

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