Postcode · Burton-on-Trent
Crime in DE15 9LR
How much crime is recorded in DE15 9LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burton Stapenhill
- Council
- East Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,530 (2024)
How safe is DE15 9LR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE15 9LR area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
50.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
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).
DE15 9LRNational
Violence and sexual offences44.723.6
Anti-social behaviour13.810.7
Public order6.84.6
Burglary5.79.1
Other crime5.31.5
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Other theft5.24.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Drugs2.92.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.