Postcode · Burton-on-Trent
Crime in DE14 3LY
How much crime is recorded in DE14 3LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burton Central
- Council
- East Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,540 (2024)
DE14 3LYBurton-on-Trent
How safe is DE14 3LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE14 3LY area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
41.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 3LYNational
Violence and sexual offences34.023.6
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Burglary5.69.1
Public order5.34.6
Other theft4.04.5
Other crime2.11.5
Robbery2.11.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Drugs1.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.