Crime in Ramsbottom
Recorded crime in Ramsbottom is 0.7 times the Bury average and 0.8 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).
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Ramsbottom: about 10,510 residents in 12 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 5/10Average crime (data up to 2019)
- Living
- 6.3/10Fair
- vs the council
- 0.7×the Bury average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Ramsbottom.
Crime over 5 years
Not enough police data here for a 5-year trend.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.7× the Bury average (0.8× the England and Wales average). 60 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 50% of the harm here
- Burglary: 34% of the harm here
- Other theft: 3% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 15 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Bury (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Bury council area, not only Ramsbottom. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
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% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,201 | 6.0 | Down 8% |
| Burglary of homes | 454 | 2.3 | Down 18% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 3 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.4 |
| Burglary | 9.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 21.2 |
| Drugs | 0.8 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.3 |
| Other crime | 1.3 |
| Other theft | 4.3 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.2 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 4.5 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 7.4 |
| Public order | 7.6 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 |
| Shoplifting | 2.5 |
Postcode districts in Ramsbottom
Nearby towns
Council: Bury
Questions about crime in Ramsbottom
- Is Ramsbottom a safe place to live?
- Ramsbottom scores 5 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.7 times the Bury average. Police data here stops in June 2019.
- What is the most common crime in Ramsbottom?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 21 per 1,000 residents a year. Police data here stops in June 2019.
- How does crime in Ramsbottom compare with Bury?
- Crime severity in Ramsbottom is 0.7 times the Bury average. Police data here stops in June 2019.
- How many cars are stolen in Ramsbottom?
- In Bury, the council area Ramsbottom is in, 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 Ramsbottom?
- 1,201 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Bury, the council area Ramsbottom is in, 6.0 per 1,000 residents, 1.2 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Ramsbottom last year?
- 3 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Bury, the council area Ramsbottom is in, against 2 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.