At least 33 organised crime gangs are linked to the area. Money laundering, firearms, drugs, modern-day slavery and illegal immigration are rife.
And that's before you even get to the dozens of shops selling knock-off designer clothes, perfume, electronics and handbags. Welcome to Bury New Road, the heart of the UK's counterfeit goods trade.
It's an industry thought to cost the UK's economy £8bn a year, and some estimates reckon around half of that comes from this mile-long stretch of road outside Strangeways prison. But finally police have pledged to clean-up Manchester's notorious 'Counterfeit Street' once and for all.
