Three years of Operation Venture - 958 arrests, 284 weapons recovered and removed, and 419 vehicle seizures

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is marking a significant milestone as the dedicated knife crime team Operation Venture marks three years of proactive patrols and intelligence-led work in the community.

Since their formation in December 2022, Operation Venture have made a significant dent in criminality across the force area – making 958 arrests, recovering 284 weapons and removing them from the streets, seizing 419 vehicles and over £780,000 cash, and conducting 2571 stop searches with 1007 being positive (rate of 39%) on key offenders up to 30 November 2025.

The team move across different hotspot areas all over Greater Manchester, strengthening resources in districts to tackle violent crime and proactively looking to prevent, deter, reduce, and tackle knife crime head on, and at the root causes.

Their work feeds into the Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit, a multi-agency team that seeks to prevent violence by addressing the underlying causes.

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