Postcode district · Bolton
Crime in BL7
How much crime is recorded in BL7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bolton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 21,440 (2024)
BL7Postcode district · Bolton
How safe is BL7
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in BL7, 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
15.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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).
BL7National
Burglary9.89.1
Violence and sexual offences9.623.6
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft2.14.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Public order1.44.6
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.41.5
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.