Total Crime Rate
49.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Slyne Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bolton & Slyne , and the 181st lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .
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 Slyne Road (LA5 8AJ) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% higher than the Bolton & Slyne average (39.0 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Slyne Road (LA5 8AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Greenwood Avenue. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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