Bolton & Slyne ward · Lancaster. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented privately: 8% here, compared with 22% across Lancaster (13.4 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 65 or over: 32% here, compared with 20.5% across Lancaster (11.5 percentage points higher).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 9.9% here, compared with 17.7% across Lancaster (7.8 percentage points lower).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Bolton & Slyne ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
227 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 190 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Bolton & Slyne ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 10 mapped crimes in September 2024; 26 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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September 2024August 2026
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Bolton & Slyne
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
10
3
October 2024
16
9
November 2024
16
7
December 2024
10
4
January 2025
21
4
February 2025
14
8
March 2025
13
7
April 2025
12
9
May 2025
18
4
June 2025
18
10
July 2025
20
3
August 2025
22
6
September 2025
25
6
October 2025
20
1
November 2025
26
5
December 2025
12
4
January 2026
16
3
February 2026
11
0
March 2026
7
4
April 2026
8
3
May 2026
22
3
June 2026
22
1
July 2026
32
3
August 2026
26
4
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Bolton & Slyne
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
116
burglary
21
vehicle crime
20
criminal damage arson
17
other theft
17
public order
12
other crime
10
drugs
9
shoplifting
2
possession of weapons
2
bicycle theft
1
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
