Crime in Bury
Recorded crime in Bury is 1.2 times the England and Wales average. The police force here stopped publishing data after June 2019. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences).
198,921 residents in 120 neighbourhoods. 2% live in busy town or city centres.
- Safety in the UK
- 3/10Above average crime (data up to 2019)
- Safety in the world
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 7.1/10Good
Crime in Bury now
The police force here has published no street-level crime for Bury since June 2019, so the scores on this page are from before then. These are the latest Home Office figures for the whole council area, April 2025 to March 2026.
86.4 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded in Bury in 2025/26 (England and Wales: 83.2).
Greater Manchester Police did not assign 5.9% of the crimes it recorded in 2025/26 to a council area, so these figures are lower than the true count.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 310 | 1.6 | Down 9% |
| Cars broken into | 329 | 1.7 | Down 20% |
| Vehicle tampering | 101 | 0.51 | Down 11% |
| Vandalism to homes | 511 | 2.6 | Down 13% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 250 | 1.3 | Down 9% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 440 | 2.2 | About the same |
| Arson | 95 | 0.48 | Up 16% |
| Burglary of homes | 454 | 2.3 | Down 18% |
| Burglary of businesses | 134 | 0.67 | Down 36% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 3 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 112 | 0.56 | Down 23% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 133 | 0.67 | Up 8% |
| Robbery of people | 136 | 0.68 | Down 17% |
| Robbery of businesses | 45 | 0.23 | Up 41% |
| Violence with injury | 1,599 | 8.0 | Down 4% |
| Violence without injury | 3,240 | 16.3 | About the same |
| Stalking and harassment | 2,377 | 11.9 | Down 12% |
| Sexual offences | 659 | 3.3 | Down 11% |
| Shoplifting | 1,056 | 5.3 | Down 17% |
| Bicycle theft | 81 | 0.41 | Up 11% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 77 | 0.39 | Down 13% |
| Drug dealing | 617 | 3.1 | Up 24% |
| Drug possession | 587 | 3.0 | Up 28% |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
Greater Manchester Police area: 2,831 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (3,425 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Bury.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
Towns and cities in Bury
Postcode districts in Bury
Questions about crime in Bury
- Is Bury a safe place to live?
- Bury scores 3 out of 10 for safety (above average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Police data here stops in June 2019.
- What is the most common crime in Bury?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 32 per 1,000 residents a year. Police data here stops in June 2019.
- How many cars are stolen in Bury?
- In Bury, the police recorded 310 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.6 per 1,000 residents, down 9% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Bury?
- 1,201 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in Bury in 2025/26, 6.0 per 1,000 residents, 1.2 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Bury last year?
- 3 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in Bury in 2025/26, against 2 the year before.