Crime Rates at Railway Street, Nelson, BB9 9PQ

Railway Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Bradley , and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 298 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 Railway Street (BB9 9PQ) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Street (BB9 9PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carradice Close, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaufort Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.