A study has revealed that Salford has the lowest surge in burglaries over Christmas compared to other areas in Greater Manchester.
NimbleFins determined that Salford had an 11.8 per cent increase in burglaries over the last few festive periods, ranking the lowest compared to nine other surrounding areas.
The City of Manchester, Stockport and Wigan experience the largest percentage increase in residential burglaries in the months around Christmas, with crime rates popping up 19.6 per cent, 19.1 per cent and 19.0 per cent, respectively, compared to average rates the rest of the year.
NimbleFins gathered data from the Manchester Police’s Crime Data Dashboard for residential burglaries throughout Manchester for the four years from August 2019 until September 2023 by area.
The results show that Trafford and Bury have the lowest burglary rates in Manchester over the December through January time period, with 4.3 and 4.6 homes burgled per 10,000 people a month, respectively.
This is followed very closely by Tameside and Wigan, with 4.7 residential burglaries/10,000 people a month).
The residential burglary rate in Manchester is around 4.6 crimes per 10,000 residents each month for most of the year (February – November). But around Christmas, this crime figure jumps up 16.6 per cent to 5.4 crimes monthly per 10,000 residents in December and January on average.
Manchester households are significantly more likely to be burgled over the festive period compared to the rest of the year.
Interestingly, while Tameside and Wigan exhibit some of the lowest actual Christmas burglary rates at 4.7 burglaries a month/10,000 residents, these areas experience quite a large surge in burglaries at Christmas with an 18-19 per cent rise.
This means that these areas might normally feel quite safe, but residents could be surprised by higher surges in burglaries over the Christmas period.
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