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Crime in BL7 9

How much crime is recorded in BL7 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Population
18,757 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BL7 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in BL7 9, 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
16.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).

BL7 9National
Burglary11.49.1
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft2.04.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Public order1.44.6
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.41.5
Drugs0.42.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 8% 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.

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