Total Crime Rate

252.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 252.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.9 10/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Public order 14.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cog Lane area has the 18th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 42nd 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 Cog Lane (BB11 5JU) in the last 12 months was 252.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 112.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cog Lane (BB11 5JU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cog Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Avenue —
Sep 2025Robbery Smirthwaite Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Smirthwaite Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Smirthwaite Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Smirthwaite Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smirthwaite Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selkirk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Selkirk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Greenwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Selkirk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selkirk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Lanark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elgin Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cog Lane —
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 2025Other theft Smirthwaite Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elgin Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Stoop Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Macauley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Avenue —
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Data Sources

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