Who we are

TravelSafe is a partnership brought together to help support a safe and secure transport network across Greater Manchester.

The Partnership is jointly led by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and Greater Manchester Police (GMP) with support from:
British Transport Police (BTP),
the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)
KeolisAmey Metrolink,
Stagecoach ,
First Manchester,
Go North West and
Diamond Buses.

The Partnership work to the following principles:

• Place-Based – adopting a ‘Partnership’ approach,
• Work with neighbourhood police teams, local authorities all other key partners,
• Problem-solve and tackle underlying causes,
• Allocate Partnership resources based on risk, harm and threat
• Use data and intelligence to inform priorities

In 2019 the Partnership published a three-year strategy with outline the key aims as follows:

1. Improve the perception of safety and security across public transport, offering reassurance to passengers,
2. Manage instances of Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) occurring on the transport network, and
3. Discourage fare evasion

For more information, please see Our Strategy.