Crime in BL1 9
How much crime is recorded in BL1 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bolton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 2,999 (2024)
BL1 9Postcode sector · Bolton
How safe is BL1 9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in Bolton, above the 31.3 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher than most council areas in England and Wales.
This force hasn't published street-level crime for a full year, so these are the Home Office's recorded crime figures for Bolton. They cover the same offences but can't be broken down below council level.
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2020.
Source: Home Office police recorded crime by community safety partnership. Rates cover April 2025 to March 2026.
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Postcodes in this sector
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