Crime Rates at Chevassut Close, Barrowford, Nelson, BB9 6DR

Chevassut Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Barrowford & Pendleside , and the 101st highest crime rate of 298 local areas in Pendle .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chevassut Close (BB9 6DR) in the last 12 months was 100.4 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% higher than the Barrowford & Pendleside average (64.8 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 102.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chevassut Close (BB9 6DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bedford Street, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Riverside Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.