It’s good to see GMP and Oldham Council working together to crack down on crime. Operation AVRO, which included a series of proactive arrests, warrant executions, traffic enforcement and public transport initiatives, is what local law-abiding people want: police forces and governments at every level who are aligned in their work to be tough on crime and tough on its causes.
Data shows that thanks to the hard work of the Oldham district team and the Labour-led council, over the last year arrests, solved crime rates, and emergency responses were up with the number of thefts, burglaries, robberies and vehicle offences down. While this is encouraging, we are not satisfied yet and certainly not complacent.
More needs to be done to continue this improvement, which is why I prioritised creating a safe place for the people of Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton at the election.
The government has already announced new powers for the police and local councils to tackle anti-social behaviour, with half a billion pounds of additional funding for policing coming this year. Labour has committed to bring back neighbourhood police in every community with 13,000 additional officers, PCSOs and special constables. We will also soon be legislating for both a Crime and Policing Bill and a Victims, Courts, and Public Protection Bill.
With Labour in power at every level of government, we are taking back our streets from crime and creating safer communities.
Jim McMahon OBE MP 