Nelson West
Middle areaSouth Pendle. 10,079 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 9% of people in Nelson West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Nelson West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Nelson West at a rate of 110.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.1 per 1,000 people across Pendle.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 422 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 234 |
| Other crime | 194 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 80 |
| Shoplifting | 65 |
| Burglary | 47 |
| Drug offences | 37 |
| Vehicle crime | 26 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Nelson West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Nelson West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Nelson West at a rate of 110.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.1 per 1,000 people across Pendle.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 63 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Nelson West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (422), anti-social behaviour (234) and other crime (194).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Pendle
These figures are published for the whole of Pendle, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Pendle and not Nelson West alone. See Pendle
Nelson West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Nelson West was £95,000 in 2025.
Nelson West had 9,518 usual residents at the census.
About 9% of people in Nelson West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Nelson West, 97.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.