Postcode · Nelson
Crime in BB9 0PQ
How much crime is recorded in BB9 0PQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Nelson East
- Council
- Pendle
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,549 (2024)
BB9 0PQNelson
How safe is BB9 0PQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB9 0PQ area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 0PQNational
Violence and sexual offences29.723.6
Anti-social behaviour13.410.7
Burglary9.39.1
Other theft7.34.5
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Public order3.34.6
Drugs2.72.4
Possession of weapons2.60.9
Shoplifting2.48.4
Other crime1.81.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.