Crime Rates at Hibson Road, Nelson, BB9 9AB

Hibson Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Bradley , and the 124th lowest crime rate of 297 local areas in Pendle .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hibson Road (BB9 9AB) in the last 12 months was 62.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hibson Road (BB9 9AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.