This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.00 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 1.00 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Nelson
Crime trends · Nelson
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
100
YoY stable
ASB
32
YoY -18%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY -67%
Burglary
6
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
18
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
202
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Nelson
Ethnicity
Total residents: 9,368
White Brit.68.1%
Other White17.0%
African3.8%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.7%
White & Black African1.6%
+ 2 other groups · 6.8%
Religion
Total residents: 9,346
No religion47.6%
Christian42.3%
Not answered6.8%
Muslim1.9%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 9,357
35–4919.9%
50–6418.7%
25–3415.0%
10–158.6%
≤47.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.9%
Households
Total households: 4,170
Other29.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children14.1%
Any member 66+11.2%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children6.9%
