Postcode · Nelson
Crime in BB9 7BB
How much crime is recorded in BB9 7BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Nelson West
- Council
- Pendle
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,928 (2024)
BB9 7BBNelson
How safe is BB9 7BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB9 7BB 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
28.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 7BBNational
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Anti-social behaviour16.810.7
Burglary11.19.1
Other theft9.54.5
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Shoplifting3.68.4
Public order3.34.6
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime2.21.5
Drugs1.82.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% 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.