Postcode · Nelson
Crime in BB9 0EJ
How much crime is recorded in BB9 0EJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Marsden
- Council
- Pendle
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,585 (2024)
BB9 0EJNelson
How safe is BB9 0EJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB9 0EJ area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
41.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 0EJNational
Violence and sexual offences36.023.6
Burglary10.19.1
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Other crime2.71.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other theft1.64.5
Drugs1.22.4
Public order1.04.6
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.