Postcode district · Bury
Crime in BL0
How much crime is recorded in BL0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bury
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 25,933 (2024)
BL0Postcode district · Bury
How safe is BL0
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in BL0, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BL0National
Violence and sexual offences10.523.6
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Burglary3.49.1
Other theft2.74.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.02.4
Public order0.94.6
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.