Crime Rates at Rowland Avenue, Nelson, BB9 9NG

Rowland Avenue area has the 47th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Bradley , and the 109th 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 Rowland Avenue (BB9 9NG) in the last 12 months was 95.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowland Avenue (BB9 9NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barkerhouse Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brentwood Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.