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Five arrested after students in Manchester kidnapped for cash

Five arrested after students in Manchester kidnapped for cash

Robbers have been targeting students in the city centre and making them withdraw thousands of pounds
Crime in Fallowfield – What is to be done?

Crime in Fallowfield – What is to be done?

Whilst senior officers have declared that they have increased patrols, promising relentlessness in their attempts at alleviating crime in Fallowfield, there remains wide-scale doubt and fear amongst students living in the area. There are of course schemes in place to offer safety to students, so why is there such unrest amongst them? Greater Manchester Police’s […]

Petition calls for a safer Fallowfield

Nearly 6000 have signed the petition calling upon Greater Manchester Police and Andy Burnham to make Fallowfield safer for students

Students attacked and mugged at knife point

On the 5th of October a number of students were targeted by attackers in the early hours of the morning. Reportedly threatened with a “crowbar” and at knife-point, Kizzy Bray talks to some of the victims of the attacks

Muggings on the rise in Fallowfield

Criminals reportedly target students as they return to Fallowfield and Withington from University or nights out this week

Freshers warned of phone theft by cyclists

With thousands of students arriving back in the city and evenings drawing in, a particular type of street crime is on the rise again