Postcode · Nelson
Crime in BB9 5AB
How much crime is recorded in BB9 5AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brierfield & Reedley
- Council
- Pendle
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,703 (2024)
BB9 5ABNelson
How safe is BB9 5AB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB9 5AB 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
35.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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 5ABNational
Violence and sexual offences31.423.6
Anti-social behaviour30.510.7
Public order8.44.6
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Other crime4.91.5
Burglary3.89.1
Other theft2.94.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Robbery1.01.4
Drugs0.82.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.