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Postcode sector · Bury

Crime in BL9 0

How much crime is recorded in BL9 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bury
Region
North West
Population
13,541 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BL9 0

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in Bury, above the 31.3 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all council areas.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most council areas in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
37.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.3
All crime
65
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 57
Council-wide figures

This force hasn't published street-level crime for a full year, so these are the Home Office's recorded crime figures for Bury. They cover the same offences but can't be broken down below council level.

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).

BL9 0National
Violence and sexual offences30.223.8
Burglary8.49.0
Public order7.14.8
Criminal damage and arson5.54.9
Drugs4.52.5
Other theft4.34.4
Shoplifting4.05.5
Vehicle crime2.73.4
Other crime1.91.4
Possession of weapons1.00.7
Robbery0.71.0
Bicycle theft0.30.6
Theft from the person0.31.2
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 13% since 2020.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
202020212022202320242025

Source: Home Office police recorded crime by community safety partnership. Rates cover April 2025 to March 2026.

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