Tens of thousands of crimes recorded in Bury
Tens of thousands of crimes were recorded in Bury over the last year, official police records reveal.
Greater Manchester Police recorded 20,951 offences in Bury in the 12 months to March, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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Hide AdAt 109.9 crimes per 1,000 people, that was far higher than the rate across England and Wales, which stood at 89.3.
This is only the second time Greater Manchester Police have been able to supply data at community safety partnership level since its implementation of a new IT system in July 2019 – meaning no comparison to the year before is possible.
Crimes recorded in Bury included:
718 sexual offences8,009 violent offences1,980 incidents of criminal damage and arson483 drug offences238 possession of weapons such as firearms or knives3,223 public order offences5,445 theft offences3,228 stalking and harassment offences
Of the crimes recorded in the area over the last 12 months, 718 were sexual offences – an increase of 37% from the year before.
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Hide AdMeanwhile, violent crime has soared in the area, from 5,821 to 8,009 over this period.
One of the main factors behind this increase was the rise in stalking and harassment, which rose by 49%, from 2,172 incidents to 3,228.
And theft offences rose by 27%, with 5,445 incidents recorded in the 12 months to March.
At 28.6 crimes per 1,000 people, that was higher than the rate across England and Wales, which stood at 25.1.
Crimes recorded in Bury included:
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