Postcode · Nelson
Crime in BB9 8RE
How much crime is recorded in BB9 8RE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barrowford, Higham & Pendleside
- Council
- Pendle
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,609 (2024)
BB9 8RENelson
How safe is BB9 8RE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB9 8RE area, below 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
25.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 8RENational
Violence and sexual offences20.523.6
Anti-social behaviour17.410.7
Burglary8.39.1
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Public order1.94.6
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime1.41.5
Other theft1.04.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% 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.