Postcode · Bolton
Crime in BL7 0EA
How much crime is recorded in BL7 0EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tockholes, Edgworth & Hoddlesden
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,979 (2024)
BL7 0EABolton
How safe is BL7 0EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BL7 0EA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.6
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).
BL7 0EANational
Burglary9.79.1
Violence and sexual offences8.623.6
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft2.04.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Public order1.14.6
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.42.4
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.