Postcode district · Bury
Crime in BL9
How much crime is recorded in BL9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bury
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 69,034 (2024)
BL9Postcode district · Bury
How safe is BL9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in BL9, 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
22
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).
BL9National
Violence and sexual offences8.123.6
Burglary5.39.1
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Other theft3.04.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs1.32.4
Public order0.44.6
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.