Freshers Weeks in Universities across Greater Manchester are in full swing and GMP officers across the force are here to support new and returning students to the Greater Manchester area.
Students from across the UK, Europe and around the world come to Greater Manchester to join the world-renowned universities and GMP are dedicated to ensuring all who come to study within the area are safe.
Our officers currently have operations in place across the force in hotspot areas such as the City of Manchester, Bolton, and Salford, with dedicated officers currently conducting community engagement activities with new students, talking to them about personal safety, theft, burglary, and cybercrime.
GMP’s Crime Prevention Team also received funding for 2,000 student safe kits to be created, which include crime prevention leaflets, drink spiking kits, personal attack alarms and other novelty items to have handed out during the freshers’ events and across hotspot areas in Greater Manchester.
As well as engagement with the university’s communities, officers are also out on patrol across the night-time economy, covertly and visibly, particularly targeting high traffic areas and crime hotspots to ensure everyone continues to be safe and are free to enjoy themselves in Greater Manchester’s bustling night life.
If you have moved to Greater Manchester or within the borough, we encourage you to familiarise yourself with your new area including public transport routes, licensed taxis, shops and safe routes between your home, University, and favourite places.
