Greater Manchester Police (GMP) will receive £300,000 in new funding to tackle anti-social behaviour and crime across the region, awarded by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) on June 11, 2026. The cash will support several schemes, including efforts to reduce neighbourhood and street crime, retail crime, and 'hotspot' policing.
Funding Replaces Home Office Support
The GMCA funding was secured after the Home Office stopped providing cash for the work. A GMCA decision notice stated: 'The seasonal and hot spot policing activity has been very successful at reducing neighbourhood/street crime, retail crime and ASB. For example, during the recent hot spot days of action over the winter period, retail crime fell by 5.1 per cent and street crime by 16.7pc in the hot spot areas.'
Operations Hurricane and Treacle
The funding will also support Operation Hurricane, focused on off-road bikes and vehicle-related anti-social behaviour, and Operation Treacle, centred around Halloween and Bonfire Night. Operation Hurricane led to a 21 per cent reduction in off-road bike incident reports across the city region. Targeted seasonal work on Halloween and Bonfire Night resulted in a 30 per cent reduction in overall crime and disorder in hotspot areas compared to previous years.
Political Context
Kate Green, the GMCA's deputy mayor with responsibility for public safety and policing, oversees the portfolio after former Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham delegated the tasks. The GMCA is preparing for a mayoral election on July 30, involving more than two million registered voters, to replace Burnham, who is now Labour's newly elected Makerfield MP. GMP was approached for comment.
