Postcode · Nelson
Crime in BB9 8TG
How much crime is recorded in BB9 8TG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barrowford, Higham & Pendleside
- Council
- Pendle
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,484 (2024)
BB9 8TGNelson
How safe is BB9 8TG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB9 8TG area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 8TGNational
Burglary16.29.1
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Public order5.04.6
Other crime2.21.5
Other theft1.44.5
Shoplifting1.38.4
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Robbery0.51.4
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% 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.