Greater Manchester is 'one of the safest places in the country', according to new crime figures - but the mayor accepts stats don't translate into 'how people feel'

Manchester Evening News - Oct 24, 2026

'The vast majority of all crime is down, but people still don't feel safe and that doesn't necessarily, without extra work, mean the stats translate into how people feel'

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