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Crime in BL8 4

How much crime is recorded in BL8 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bury
Region
North West
Population
22,970 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BL8 4

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in BL8 4, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
11.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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).

BL8 4National
Violence and sexual offences7.223.6
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Burglary6.69.1
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other theft1.24.5
Public order0.94.6
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.42.4
Other crime0.21.5
Shoplifting0.28.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 6% 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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