Total Crime Rate
3.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Piccadilly area has the 5th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Ancoats & Beswick , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Manchester .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Piccadilly (M1 1LR) in the last 12 months was 3.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1060.6% higher than the Ancoats & Beswick average (0.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY).
In the area around Piccadilly (M1 1LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 1 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ancoats & Beswick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Short Street | Under investigation |
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