Postcode · Nelson
Crime in BB9 8DB
How much crime is recorded in BB9 8DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Marsden
- Council
- Pendle
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,729 (2024)
BB9 8DBNelson
How safe is BB9 8DB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB9 8DB 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
40.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 8DBNational
Violence and sexual offences33.823.6
Anti-social behaviour18.610.7
Burglary11.39.1
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Other theft4.74.5
Public order2.74.6
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
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.