Compare Salford against Bolton

See how crimes rates, house prices and annual salaries compare between Salford and Bolton.

Population comparison

Population for Salford
262,697
Population for Bolton
288,248
Difference
-25,551
Percentage Difference
-9.28%

People in employment comparison

# People Employed in Salford
124,190 (68.6%)
# People Employed in Bolton
121,075 (66.7%)
Difference
124,190
Percentage Difference
2.54%

People inactive comparison

# People Inactive in Salford
46,735 (25.8%)
# People Inactive in Bolton
51,505 (28.4%)
Difference
46,735
Percentage Difference
-9.71%

Unemployment comparison

# People unemployed in Salford
10,075 (5.6%)
# People unemployed in Bolton
8,985 (4.9%)
Difference
10,075
Percentage Difference
11.44%

Comparing crimes by type for Salford and Bolton

Showing crimes from this year (2025). Hover or tap on the bars to see estimate numbers for each crime type.

Crime Statistics

See how Salford and Bolton compare when it comes to number of crimes by type.

Crime Type Crimes in Salford Crimes in Bolton Difference % Difference
Anti-social behaviour 0 0 0 N/A
Bicycle theft 0 0 0 N/A
Burglary 0 0 0 N/A
Criminal damage and arson 0 0 0 N/A
Drugs 0 0 0 N/A
Other crime 0 0 0 N/A
Other theft 0 0 0 N/A
Possession of weapons 0 0 0 N/A
Public order 0 0 0 N/A
Robbery 0 0 0 N/A
Theft from the person 0 0 0 N/A
Vehicle crime 0 0 0 N/A
Violence and sexual offences 0 0 0 N/A

Compare crime rate by type for Salford and Bolton from 2020 to 2025

Use the list to compare crimes in Salford and Bolton.

Compare Property prices over time for Salford and Bolton

Showing crimes from 2010 up until September 2025. You can filter the property types by clicking on the type / area chart legend to hide it.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year.

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £406,816.12 / £339,345.49 £263,768.34 / £201,400.55 £194,536.24 / £148,663.84 £169,437.23 / £112,999.19
2022 £391,216.64 / £323,745.51 £254,212.39 / £192,782.88 £188,499.75 / £143,174.83 £158,546.81 / £108,988.48
2021 £341,932.82 / £287,579.60 £223,320.74 / £171,484.96 £167,034.76 / £128,241.45 £145,278.67 / £101,234.89
2020 £313,355.76 / £254,280.99 £206,185.96 / £153,115.25 £153,532.68 / £113,844.66 £137,776.55 / £93,023.34
2019 £298,269.40 / £241,991.70 £195,788.78 / £145,975.94 £145,958.44 / £108,954.96 £134,504.95 / £90,891.07
2018 £287,562.15 / £233,314.84 £188,239.44 / £140,391.42 £140,940.76 / £105,257.17 £131,773.22 / £89,059.88
2017 £271,457.96 / £224,617.98 £177,197.38 / £134,761.33 £133,257.34 / £101,491.80 £126,384.27 / £87,551.77
2016 £246,248.22 / £211,459.24 £161,494.08 / £127,033.31 £122,254.89 / £96,303.53 £113,659.64 / £81,136.27
2015 £221,409.38 / £203,591.37 £145,559.84 / £122,254.20 £110,684.84 / £92,890.93 £102,846.79 / £78,356.20
2014 £204,644.33 / £194,851.66 £135,191.78 / £117,333.38 £103,340.17 / £89,794.60 £96,165.38 / £75,751.94
2013 £191,262.22 / £190,916.28 £126,000.82 / £113,943.51 £96,246.06 / £87,213.11 £90,313.80 / £74,330.42
2012 £189,530.02 / £186,919.30 £125,210.76 / £111,714.84 £95,942.21 / £85,887.94 £90,856.13 / £72,965.57
2011 £192,478.13 / £192,110.46 £125,397.19 / £113,196.88 £95,766.16 / £86,810.34 £92,398.67 / £75,005.57
2010 £194,632.07 / £196,748.57 £128,412.07 / £117,401.30 £98,771.77 / £90,787.38 £94,412.31 / £77,592.30
Number of Jobs (thousands)
84k vs 77k
Median Salary
£28,081 vs £25,290
Annual Percentage Change
20.5% vs 8.0%
Mean Salary
£30,154 vs £29,955

See how Salford compares to other areas in North West

Industry Salford Count Bolton Count Difference % Difference
Agriculture 30 85 -55 -95.65%
Production 515 710 -195 -31.84%
Construction 1,170 1,360 -190 -15.02%
Motor Trades 240 425 -185 -55.64%
Wholesale 660 525 +135 + 22.78%
Retail 940 1,235 -295 -27.13%
Transport 655 945 -290 -36.25%
Accommodation Food 550 750 -200 -30.77%
Information Comms 625 420 +205 + 39.23%
Finance Insurance 1,450 205 +1,245 + 150.45%
Property 715 350 +365 + 68.54%
Professional Scientific Technical 1,315 1,230 +85 + 6.68%
Business Admin 925 945 -20 -2.14%
Public Admin Defence 0 5 -5 -200%
Education 170 160 +10 + 6.06%
Health 385 600 -215 -43.65%
Arts Entertainment 565 680 -115 -18.47%