Postcode · Nelson
Crime in BB9 0DA
How much crime is recorded in BB9 0DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Nelson West
- Council
- Pendle
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,020 (2024)
BB9 0DANelson
How safe is BB9 0DA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB9 0DA area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BB9 0DANational
Violence and sexual offences23.523.6
Anti-social behaviour11.910.7
Burglary7.69.1
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Other theft4.54.5
Public order4.14.6
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime0.71.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.