Postcode district · Nelson
Crime in BB9
How much crime is recorded in BB9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Pendle
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 61,408 (2024)
BB9Postcode district · Nelson
How safe is BB9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in BB9, 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
35.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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).
BB9National
Violence and sexual offences28.823.6
Anti-social behaviour14.910.7
Burglary11.59.1
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Shoplifting4.78.4
Other theft4.14.5
Public order3.64.6
Drugs2.62.4
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.