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Crime in BL6 7

How much crime is recorded in BL6 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Population
15,367 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BL6 7

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in BL6 7, well below 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
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 7National
Violence and sexual offences11.423.6
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Burglary5.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Public order2.34.6
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Other theft2.04.5
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.01.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Robbery0.41.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 13% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

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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