A TEN per cent crime rise in Greater Manchester has prompted calls for Prime Minister David Cameron to stop chipping away at the police service.

New government figures for the year ending March, 2015, show a much larger crime rise in this region than the three per cent recorded nationally.

Domestic abuse cases rose by 33 per cent in the region, while there was a 54 per cent increase in reports of sexual offences.

Despite this Greater Manchester Police has lost more than 1,100 officers since 2010 with hundreds more to go this year.

Mr said: “The public expect our police to deal with crime – but they also expect them to deal with complex issues such as domestic abuse, child sexual exploitation and the protection of vulnerable people.

"Local people are rightly worried about the cuts to Greater Manchester Police and those concerns are cemented today as official figures show crime continues to rise.

“So today I call on David Cameron to stop chipping away at the police service, invest in public safety and make sure that policing has the money and the means needed to keep us safe.”