Postcode sector · Nelson
Crime in BB9 4
How much crime is recorded in BB9 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Pendle
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 5,131 (2024)
How safe is BB9 4
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 46.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in BB9 4, 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
46.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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 4National
Violence and sexual offences37.923.6
Anti-social behaviour19.510.7
Burglary19.29.1
Shoplifting8.18.4
Public order7.24.6
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Other theft6.04.5
Drugs2.72.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.
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- BB9 4BD
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- BB9 4HP
- BB9 4HS
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- BB9 4JG
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- BB9 4JS
- BB9 4JT
- BB9 4SA
- BB9 4SB
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- BB9 4SE
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- BB9 4SL
- BB9 4SN
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- BB9 4SQ
- BB9 4SR
- BB9 4SS
- BB9 4ST
- BB9 4SU
- BB9 4SW
- BB9 4SX
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- BB9 4SZ
- BB9 4TA
- BB9 4TB
- BB9 4TD
- BB9 4TE
- BB9 4TF
- BB9 4TG
- BB9 4TH
- BB9 4TJ
- BB9 4TL
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