Total Crime Rate
11.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Leigh Road area has the highest crime rate of 2 local areas in Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill , and the 4th 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 Leigh Road (BL5 2JQ) in the last 12 months was 11.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2027.8% higher than the Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill average (0.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson 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 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leigh Road (BL5 2JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Daisy Hill (Station). Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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