Burglars have nowhere to hide in Greater Manchester, as burglary reduces by 33% since the creation of Operation Castle.

Burglary is down more than 33% in Greater Manchester which means that there are 456 fewer victims a month as the commitment to tackling and preventing burglary continues.

In July 2021, Operation Castle was launched across Greater Manchester in a bid to improve the way GMP dealt with burglaries with the main goal to ultimately reduce the number of burglaries across the force.

As a result, we recorded 11,246 burglaries last year, which amounts to 33% fewer than three years ago.

These numbers are not just statistics to us, each number represents a victim that has ultimately suffered at the hands of burglars in Greater Manchester, and our goal is to reduce this even more.

It has been almost four years since the creation of Operation Castle, and the initiative continues to see positive results for the communities in Greater Manchester and through arresting more burglars and building strong cases to secure convictions we can ensure prolific offenders are taken from our streets.

We have arrested 2,305 people on suspicion of burglary in 2024, which is a 25% increase compared with 2021 and the operation works by using a number of resources across the force. If you are burgled, there are different teams who will be there to support you.

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