National Neighbourhood Policing Week 2025 kicked off Monday as forces nationwide showcase frontline work that keeps communities safe, with Greater Manchester Police posting sharper detection rates, falling anti-social behaviour and almost 2,400 extra arrests than the previous year.

Officers across Greater Manchester’s ten districts spent the past 12 months refining bespoke crime-fighting plans that target the offences residents flag most - burglaries, vehicle theft, robbery and shoplifting - while teaming up with councils, specialist GMP units and the public to tackle root causes. The force-wide tally includes more than 3,000 shoplifting arrests, the seizure of 25 litres of suspected THC liquid in Oldham, closure orders on drug-linked premises in Stretford and continued raids under the off-road bike operation that curbs anti-social use of motorbikes, e-bikes and quadbikes.

Latest figures, measured to the end of May, show the proportion of solved neighbourhood crimes has risen year-on-year while reported anti-social behaviour fell. Overall arrests climbed by 2,382, a surge credited to targeted patrols of hotspots and daily engagement through named local officers and the Bee In The Loop messaging service that pushes live updates straight to residents’ inboxes.

Assistant Chief Constable Matt Boyle, GMP lead for Local Policing, said neighbourhood teams “get out in their respective communities every single day, responding to issues that we know people want us to tackle. From locking up burglars to working with stores to crack down on shoplifting… neighbourhood teams take on all manner of work.” Events and case studies will be posted all week on GMP social media and Bee In The Loop; residents can sign up free at www.beeintheloop.co.uk.

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