Postcode district · Burton-on-Trent
Crime in DE14
How much crime is recorded in DE14, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- East Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 46,074 (2024)
DE14Postcode district · Burton-on-Trent
How safe is DE14
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in DE14, broadly in line with 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
34.6
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).
DE14National
Violence and sexual offences28.423.6
Shoplifting11.78.4
Burglary9.79.1
Anti-social behaviour8.310.7
Public order6.64.6
Other theft4.44.5
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Drugs2.82.4
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery1.41.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.