Total Crime Rate

167.3 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 167.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.9 10/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Coal Clough Lane area has the 30th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 74th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Coal Clough Lane (BB11 4DH) in the last 12 months was 167.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (β‰ˆ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coal Clough Lane (BB11 4DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cog Lane, where police recorded 51 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.

View Crime In Coal Clough with Deerplay

Crime Over Time in Coal Clough Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Airdrie Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Airdrie Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melrose Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melrose Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bristol Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kinross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kinross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kinross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pasturegate β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Airdrie Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selkirk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Airdrie Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Airdrie Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Airdrie Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Airdrie Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Airdrie Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Airdrie Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Airdrie Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Westbourne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athol Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selkirk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mellor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Selkirk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cog Lane β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cog Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cog Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cog Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elgin Crescent β€”

Data Sources

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