Postcode · Nelson
Crime in BB9 0PF
How much crime is recorded in BB9 0PF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Nelson East
- Council
- Pendle
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,809 (2024)
BB9 0PFNelson
How safe is BB9 0PF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 46.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB9 0PF area, well 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
46.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
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 0PFNational
Violence and sexual offences40.623.6
Anti-social behaviour21.410.7
Criminal damage and arson9.54.7
Burglary9.29.1
Other theft8.04.5
Other crime4.31.5
Public order4.34.6
Drugs3.92.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.