Postcode · Nelson
Crime in BB9 8JN
How much crime is recorded in BB9 8JN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Nelson East
- Council
- Pendle
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,087 (2024)
BB9 8JNNelson
How safe is BB9 8JN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB9 8JN area, broadly in line with 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
31.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 8JNNational
Violence and sexual offences27.223.6
Anti-social behaviour13.110.7
Burglary7.89.1
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Other theft3.74.5
Other crime2.41.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Public order1.84.6
Shoplifting1.78.4
Drugs1.22.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.