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Crime in BL6 5

How much crime is recorded in BL6 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Population
20,155 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BL6 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in BL6 5, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
15.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).

BL6 5National
Burglary7.79.1
Violence and sexual offences5.823.6
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Possession of weapons3.50.9
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Drugs1.62.4
Other theft1.54.5
Public order1.24.6
Other crime1.01.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Robbery0.41.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 31% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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