Total Crime Rate

454.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

241.9 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 454.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 241.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 212.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.3 10/10
  • Public order 29.0 10/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 19.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Greenock Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 16th 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 Greenock Street (BB11 4DT) in the last 12 months was 454.8 per 1,000 residents and was 140.2% 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 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 241.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenock Street (BB11 4DT), the main crime hotspot is near Airdrie Crescent. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greenock Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selkirk Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Airdrie Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Selkirk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunoon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunoon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westbourne Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Elgin Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Athol Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Elgin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elgin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elgin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Comrie Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greta Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cog Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greta Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lanark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lanark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lanark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lanark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bristol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harold Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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