Total Crime Rate

85.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cobden Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bank Hall , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cobden Street (BB10 3BB) in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% lower than the Bank Hall average (214.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 37.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cobden Street (BB10 3BB), the main crime hotspot is near Edmund Street. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cobden Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Colville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pheasantford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pheasantford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pheasantford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lee Green Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Altham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Altham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pheasantford Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holbeck Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holbeck Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birley Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Edmund Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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