Postcode · Bolton
Crime in BL6 7RH
How much crime is recorded in BL6 7RH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Adlington & Rivington
- Council
- Chorley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,779 (2024)
BL6 7RHBolton
How safe is BL6 7RH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BL6 7RH area, 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
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BL6 7RHNational
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
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.