Bolton

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Bolton.

Population: 288,248
People in Employment: 121,075 (66.7%)
People Inactive: 51,505 (28.4%)
People Unemployed: 8,985 (4.9%)
Number Of Jobs: 77k
Median Salary: £25,290
Mean Salary: £29,955

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Bolton. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Bolton for 2024

Boltons most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 63 crimes and in 2022 there were 59 crimes. Which is an increase of 4 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	63	4	Getting Better
Other crime	4	2	Getting Better
Other theft	10	1	Getting Better
Drugs	5	1	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	1	0	Getting Better
Burglary	2	0	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	5	0	Getting Better
Public order	7	0	Getting Better
Robbery	0	0	No Change
Theft from the person	0	0	No Change
Vehicle crime	2	0	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	9	0	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Bolton

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Farnworth has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Bolton, with 534 crimes and 32 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Little Lever and Darcy Lever has 0 crimes and 0 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Farnworth	22	1
Horwich and Blackrod	2	0
Tonge with the Haulgh	2	0
Halliwell	1	0
Great Lever	1	0
Heaton and Lostock	1	0
Astley Bridge	0	0
Bradshaw	0	0
Breightmet	0	0
Bromley Cross	0	0
Crompton	0	0
Horwich North East	0	0
Hulton	0	0
Harper Green	0	0
Kearsley	0	0
Little Lever and Darcy Lever	0	0
Westhoughton North and Chew Moor	0	0
Westhoughton South	0	0
Rumworth	0	0
Smithills	0	0

Crime map for Bolton

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-08. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Bolton

The average property price in Bolton is lower than the UK average of: £290,000. A low average house price could be an indicator of a less wealthy area. Crime rates could also be higher in such areas.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£339,345.49	£201,400.55	£148,663.84	£112,999.19
2022	£323,745.51	£192,782.88	£143,174.83	£108,988.48
2021	£287,579.60	£171,484.96	£128,241.45	£101,234.89
2020	£254,280.99	£153,115.25	£113,844.66	£93,023.34
2019	£241,991.70	£145,975.94	£108,954.96	£90,891.07
2018	£233,314.84	£140,391.42	£105,257.17	£89,059.88
2017	£224,617.98	£134,761.33	£101,491.80	£87,551.77
2016	£211,459.24	£127,033.31	£96,303.53	£81,136.27
2015	£203,591.37	£122,254.20	£92,890.93	£78,356.20
2014	£194,851.66	£117,333.38	£89,794.60	£75,751.94
2013	£190,916.28	£113,943.51	£87,213.11	£74,330.42
2012	£186,919.30	£111,714.84	£85,887.94	£72,965.57
2011	£192,110.46	£113,196.88	£86,810.34	£75,005.57
2010	£196,748.57	£117,401.30	£90,787.38	£77,592.30

Property prices over time for Bolton

Showing crimes from 2010 up until August 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Bolton

The median salary in Bolton is £25,290 and the mean salary in Bolton is £29,955.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 77k
Median Salary: £25,290
Annual Percentage Change: 8.0%
Mean Salary: £29,955

Salary comparison between Bolton and North West

See how Bolton compares to the rest of North West. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in North West is £30,412 in Trafford and the lowest median salary is £21,771 in Blackpool UA. Bolton ranks 20 out of 33 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Trafford	78k	£30,412	9.1%	£35,827	1.8%
Cheshire East UA	132k	£28,497	14.6%	£35,735	12.4%
Stockport	92k	£28,095	10.5%	£33,347	4.2%
Salford	84k	£28,081	20.5%	£30,154	13.8%
Cheshire West and Chester	112k	£28,005	5.7%	£33,538	5.3%
Chorley	46k	£27,855	10.6%	£30,905	4.9%
Ribble Valley	23k	£27,838	3.1%	£34,439	9.3%
Warrington UA	76k	£27,750	6.6%	£32,912	7.5%
Fylde	27k	£27,742	3.3%	£31,064	0.1%
Bury	61k	£27,688	1.3%	£31,244	7.1%
St. Helens	56k	£27,545	7.0%	£31,954	8.2%
Wirral	107k	£27,509	11.7%	£31,182	11.0%
Wyre	34k	£27,011	14.0%	£30,915	10.5%
West Lancashire	36k	£26,862	17.4%	£33,526	20.5%
Liverpool	135k	£26,303	5.1%	£29,159	3.4%
Lancaster	45k	£26,246	3.5%	£28,253	0.2%
South Ribble	40k	£25,959	7.5%	£29,305	11.0%
Halton UA	42k	£25,890	9.8%	£30,873	11.1%
Knowsley	48k	£25,735	6.6%	£28,817	5.4%
Wigan	121k	£25,329	-0.8%	£28,537	-0.7%
Tameside	70k	£25,078	7.7%	£28,795	11.6%
Sefton	88k	£24,829	4.5%	£28,417	5.3%
Burnley	30k	£24,428	2.4%	£27,945	3.7%
Preston	49k	£24,416	6.7%	£26,130	2.7%
Hyndburn	28k	£24,365	5.3%	£30,264	16.6%
Oldham	71k	£24,174	2.2%	£27,176	-1.3%
Manchester	147k	£24,101	4.6%	£28,258	6.3%
Rochdale	67k	£23,817	5.8%	£27,871	5.9%
Rossendale	25k	£23,671	3.6%	£28,045	3.8%
Blackburn with Darwen UA	41k	£23,205	11.1%	£24,844	8.5%
Pendle	28k	£22,575	12.7%	£25,481	12.1%
Blackpool UA	42k	£21,771	6.9%	£23,410	4.9%