Postcode · Burton-on-Trent
Crime in DE14 2WL
How much crime is recorded in DE14 2WL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Branston
- Council
- East Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,622 (2024)
DE14 2WLBurton-on-Trent
How safe is DE14 2WL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE14 2WL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
DE14 2WLNational
Burglary11.29.1
Violence and sexual offences7.923.6
Shoplifting4.48.4
Public order3.84.6
Other theft3.54.5
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.