Crime Rates at Sackville Street, Brierfield, Nelson, BB9 5LE

Sackville Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Brierfield East & Clover Hill , and the 119th highest 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 Sackville Street (BB9 5LE) in the last 12 months was 92.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% lower than the Brierfield East & Clover Hill average (115.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sackville Street (BB9 5LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wesley Street, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Craven Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.