Crime Rate in Harper Green: Trends, Hotspots

Overview of Crime in Harper Green

The total recorded crimes in Harper Green, Bolton, UK in January 2025 are around 1 as per the recent police data. This equates to a Harper Green crime rate of 0.02 per 1,000 population.

It's important to note that this crime data is based on the Geographic Boundry data provided by the ONS around Harper Green, encompassing approximately 51,668 residents.

Most occured crime Types

The most prevalent crimes in the area during Jan were:

  • Other crime: (1) incidents (0.00% decrease)
Harper Green Crime Hotspots

The surrounding areas of below locations have emerged as crime hotspots,

  • Plodder Lane with total crimes: 1

How safe is Harper Green?

To understand the safety of Harper Green, we need to analyze Harper Green crime statistics in relation to regional averages. Lets examine the available data and provide a balanced assessment.

  • Relative to Bolton:

    • In 2024, Harper Green demonstrated a lower crime volume than the Bolton average, with 1 crimes compared to 7.0. This suggests a relatively safer position within the region for the year. Additionally, Harper Green recorded fewer crimes than 14 out of 17 other cities.

    • In 2023, Harper Green had fewer crimes than the Bolton average, with 5 crimes compared to 8. This reflects a relatively lower crime rate for the area within the region that year.

  • Overall Assessment:

    • Compared to other areas in Bolton, Harper Green has a lower crime rate and is considered safer in 2024.

    • The trend in crime rates suggests Positive changes in overall safety.

Harper Green Crime Statstics

In January 2025 the Harper Green has recorded 1 crimes with crime rate of 0.02 ranking 5th out of 19 in the Bolton, UK

In 2024, the total Harper Green crimes were 1. The crime rate of Harper Green in 2024 was 0.02 (year) or 0.00 (month) ranking it 18 dangerous area in the Bolton.

In 2023, the total crimes in Harper Green were around 5 crimes with yearly crime rate of 0.10 (year) or 0.01 (month) ranking 10 most dangerous area in the Bolton.

AreaJanuary 202520242023
CrimesRank (Bolton)CrimesRank (Bolton)CrimesRank (Bolton)
Great Lever2 143 151 1
Horwich and BlackrodNA NA14 231 2
Bromley Cross1 211 410 5
Westhoughton North and Chew MoorNA NA12 311 3
Smithills1 3NA NA1 12
Tonge with the HaulghNA NA7 511 4
Westhoughton South1 42 141 13
FarnworthNA NA3 87 6
Heaton and LostockNA NA6 66 9
Horwich North East1 66 77 8
HalliwellNA NA2 117 7
KearsleyNA NA3 91 15
RumworthNA NA2 101 14
CromptonNA NA1 172 11
Astley BridgeNA NA2 121 19
HultonNA NA2 131 16
Little Lever and Darcy LeverNA NA1 15NA NA
BreightmetNA NA1 161 17
BradshawNA NANA NA1 18

Harper Green Crime Map

Detailed Crime Data Analysis

Monthly Trends

In January 2025, Other crime recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange

Crime by Type

A total of 1 Other crime incidents were recorded over 1 month period, averaging 1.00 incidents per month. January 2025 saw the highest number of Other crime incidents with 1 reported cases.

MonthCount
January 20251

High Crime Locations Harper Green in January 2025

A detailed breakdown of crime incidents by location within the Harper Green postcode area is presented below.

1. Plodder Lane (Map)
Total1
Other crime1

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