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Crime in BL5 2

How much crime is recorded in BL5 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Population
24,672 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BL5 2

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-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most council areas in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
41.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.3
All crime
70
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 57
Council-wide figures

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.

By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BL5 2National
Violence and sexual offences33.423.8
Burglary9.59.0
Public order7.44.8
Criminal damage and arson5.44.9
Other theft5.04.4
Drugs4.22.5
Shoplifting3.55.5
Vehicle crime3.23.4
Other crime2.51.4
Possession of weapons1.20.7
Robbery1.01.0
Theft from the person0.41.2
Bicycle theft0.30.6
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2020.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
202020212022202320242025

Source: Home Office police recorded crime by community safety partnership. Rates cover April 2025 to March 2026.

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