Crime Rates at Leeds Road, Nelson, BB9 8EQ

Leeds Road area has the 45th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Bradley , and the 102nd 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 Leeds Road (BB9 8EQ) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% lower than the Bradley average (145.9 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leeds Road (BB9 8EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Newfield Drive. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.