Crime Rates at Cog Street, Burnley, BB11 4BY

Cog Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 35th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cog Street (BB11 4BY) in the last 12 months was 267.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% higher than the Coal Clough with Deerplay average (166.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -62.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 82.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cog Street (BB11 4BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elgin Crescent (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.