Manchester Piccadilly Station is today subject to a mass rollout of British Transport Police officers as part of a scheme

Manchester is one of the worst cities in the UK for bike thefts, ranking 30th out of 351 cities, not including Scottish cities, putting it in the top 10%.

Reports of unwanted sexual behaviour on Greater Manchester’s rail network have more than doubled over the past year, MM can reveal.

Each station recorded increases in at least one of theft of passenger property, violence, railway burglary and theft, criminal damage, cable theft and cycle theft over the previous year.