Crime Rate in Piccadilly, ward

Piccadilly has the highest crime rate of 28 wards in Manchester district and the 186th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 186th lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Piccadilly in the last 12 months was 4.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1169.4% higher than the Manchester district average (0.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Piccadilly’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 2.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -68.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -99.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Piccadilly ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Manchester Piccadilly (Station). Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.