Total Crime Rate

256.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.1 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 256.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.1 10/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Cog Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 39th 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 Lane (BB11 5JU) in the last 12 months was 256.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 118.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cog Lane (BB11 5JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bruce Street, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elgin Crescent (21 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 (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lawrence Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Elgin Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smirthwaite Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lanark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lanark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lanark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lanark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tarren Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cog Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunoon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunoon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Elgin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smirthwaite Street 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 Elgin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lambert Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selkirk Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Selkirk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bruce Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bruce Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bruce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenock Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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