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Chris Green
Putting Bolton West First

More officers on the beat to cut crime

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The greatest concern my constituents have raised with me over the last nine years has been over law and order. We know the impact this on peoples lives whether the most serious crime or that persistent nuisance that is not being dealt with.

This is why I have held public meetings with the police, carried out extensive crime surveys and have regularly met the local policing leadership to share your concerns.

When an off-duty police officer approached me to explain how disastrous the police iOps computer system was, I took action on this because it was putting the lives of police officers at risk and undermined their ability to protect people and enforce the law. I wasn’t surprised when GMP was plunged into ‘special measures’.

Combined with other concerns over policing such as the closure of Bolton’s custody suite and all it symbolised, I took up your concerns about local policing with the Home Secretary. This led to a change of leadership and a transformation in local policing.

With a change of leadership, we have seen the number of arrests double, a 32.2% reduction in burglaries and a 28.5% reduction in vehicle theft. The cultural shift can also be seen in 999 response times with GMP now ranked with the quickest response times in the country.  

We are also seeing a welcome return to community policing, with dedicated teams of police officers patrolling neighbourhoods across Bolton, Westhoughton, Horwich and Blackrod.  I am delighted that as part of our national police recruitment campaign GMP has now received 1,280 new police officers. now recruited 1,280 new police officers. GMP now has 8,200 officers, the most it has had in its history.

I will continue to listen to your concerns on crime locally and fight for more policing resources across Bolton West.  

For more information about what I have been doing to combat crime and anti-social behaviour, see some of the news articles below.

News

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The reopening of the Bolton Custody Suite

Thursday, 16 May, 2024
Law and order is one of the biggest concerns that my constituents raise with me. After years of failure at Greater Manchester Police, improvement is now being seen with the introduction of a new Chief of Police.
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Speeding in the Constituency

Friday, 19 April, 2024
Speeding, especially around schools, is a significant hazard and I’ve been trying to persuade Bolton Council to put up a speed camera on Smithills Dean Road, where it goes from a 50mph to a 30mph zone. The Council won’t help so I’m taking this up with the Mayor of Greater Manchester. See more on m
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Bolton West Crime Surveys

Saturday, 16 March, 2024
I’d like to thank the hundreds of constituents who have replied to my crime survey.   I have regular meetings with the local Superintendent and I use what you say to inform him of our priorities and concerns.   Policing is dramatically improving, since the reopening of Bolton Custody S
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Greater Manchester Police is the most improved force in the country

Thursday, 7 December, 2023
Greater Manchester Police have once again been recognised as the most improved police force in the country. Under the previous police chief, GMP failed to record crime or do the basics of arresting criminals.
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Chris Green highlights the improvements made by Greater Manchester Police at PMQs

Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
In all the years that I have been a Member of Parliament, law and order has been the number one concern of my constituents. This has often been down to inadequate leadership at the top of Greater Manchester Police but over the last year or so, we have seen a dramatic improvement in the quality of o

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