Crime Rate in Kearsley, ward

Kearsley has the 8th lowest crime rate of 19 wards in Bolton district and the 73rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 73rd lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Kearsley in the last 12 months was 0.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% lower than the Bolton district average (0.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Kearsley’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 0.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -99.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Kearsley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Howard Avenue. Police recorded 1 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.