This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.15 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.15 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Bolton
Crime trends · Bolton
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
5
YoY +67%
ASB
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
1
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
8
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Bolton
Ethnicity
Total residents: 295,938
White Brit.68.8%
Pakistani9.4%
Indian8.9%
African3.1%
Other White2.4%
+ 2 other groups · 7.4%
Religion
Total residents: 295,918
Christian47.0%
No religion25.8%
Muslim19.9%
Not answered4.6%
Hindu2.0%
+ other · 0.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 295,920
35–4919.3%
50–6418.8%
25–3412.8%
65–749.5%
10–158.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.2%
Households
Total households: 118,749
Other17.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.2%
Any member 66+12.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.3%
