Total Crime Rate
0.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bury has the 6th lowest crime rate of 35 districts in North West region and the 6th lowest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales. Within the region (North West), it has the 6th lowest crime rate of 35 districts.
The overall crime rate in Bury in the last 12 months was 0.2 per 1,000 residents and was 99.6% lower than the North West region average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bury’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 0.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -99.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 0.2 per 1,000
| Ward | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK wards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramsbottom | 0.4 | 0.2 (95%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 2 | Redvales | 0.4 | 0.2 (76%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 3 | Elton | 0.4 | 0.2 (76%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 4 | Radcliffe East | 0.3 | 0.1 (43%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 5 | Moorside | 0.3 | 0.1 (33%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 6 | Bury East | 0.3 | 0.1 (24%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 7 | Sedgley | 0.2 | 0.0 (5%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 8 | Bury West | 0.2 | 0.0 (-14%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 9 | Holyrood | 0.2 | 0.0 (-19%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 10 | North Manor | 0.2 | 0.0 (-19%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 11 | Unsworth | 0.2 | 0.0 (-24%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 12 | Besses | 0.1 | -0.1 (-62%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 13 | Radcliffe West | 0.1 | -0.1 (-62%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 14 | St. Mary's | 0.1 | -0.1 (-62%) | Very low 1/10 |
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