Crime Rates at Romney Street, Nelson, BB9 0BU

Romney Street area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Bradley , and the 141st lowest crime rate of 297 local areas in Pendle .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Romney Street (BB9 0BU) in the last 12 months was 69.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% lower than the Bradley average (139.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romney Street (BB9 0BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carradice Close, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Camden Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.