Total Crime Rate

694.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

283.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 694.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 283.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 227.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 180.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 84.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.4 10/10
  • Public order 40.4 10/10
  • Drugs 33.1 10/10
  • Other theft 33.1 10/10
  • Other crime 14.7 10/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Robbery 11.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • 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

Cooper Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 10th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cooper Street (BB11 2HF) in the last 12 months was 694.9 per 1,000 residents and was 266.9% higher than the Coal Clough with Deerplay average (189.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 283.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cooper Street (BB11 2HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bull Street, where police recorded 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cooper Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Mall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery The Mall Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery The Mall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bull Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bull Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bull Street
Apr 2026Other theft Bull Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coal Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bull Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Victoria Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Victoria Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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