Total Crime Rate
59.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Main Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bolton & Slyne , and the 217th lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Main Road (LA5 8DN) in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% higher than the Bolton & Slyne average (39.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Main Road (LA5 8DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Court (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bolton & Slyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Packet Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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