Postcode · Nelson
Crime in BB9 8PE
How much crime is recorded in BB9 8PE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barrowford, Higham & Pendleside
- Council
- Pendle
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,050 (2024)
BB9 8PENelson
How safe is BB9 8PE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB9 8PE 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
32.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 8PENational
Violence and sexual offences23.523.6
Anti-social behaviour19.410.7
Burglary9.59.1
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Shoplifting3.38.4
Drugs2.02.4
Other theft1.54.5
Public order1.14.6
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.71.4
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.