Crime Rates at Leeds Road, Nelson, BB9 9TN

Leeds Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Bradley , and the 120th highest crime rate of 297 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 9TN) in the last 12 months was 90.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leeds Road (BB9 9TN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newfield Drive (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.