Crime Rate in Longsight, ward

Longsight has the 14th highest crime rate of 28 wards in Manchester district and the 92nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 92nd lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Longsight in the last 12 months was 0.2 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% lower than the Manchester district average (0.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Longsight’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 0.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -99.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Longsight ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Stamford Road, with 2 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Chipping Square (1 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.