Total Crime Rate
51.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Crook Street area has the highest crime rate of 7 local areas in Great Lever , and the highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Bolton .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Crook Street (BL3 6EF) in the last 12 months was 51.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16062.5% higher than the Great Lever average (0.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -87.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -98.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crook Street (BL3 6EF), the main crime hotspot is near Bolton (Station). Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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