Crime Rates at Burnley Road, Brierfield, Nelson, BB9 5JR

Burnley Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Brierfield East & Clover Hill , and the 128th highest crime rate of 298 local areas in Pendle .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burnley Road (BB9 5JR) in the last 12 months was 87.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% lower than the Brierfield East & Clover Hill average (107.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnley Road (BB9 5JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Union Street, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Craven Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.