Postcode · Nelson
Crime in BB9 0EW
How much crime is recorded in BB9 0EW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Marsden
- Council
- Pendle
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,749 (2024)
BB9 0EWNelson
How safe is BB9 0EW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB9 0EW 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
29.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 0EWNational
Violence and sexual offences25.423.6
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Burglary5.89.1
Other theft4.64.5
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other crime1.91.5
Public order1.84.6
Drugs1.32.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 38% 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.