Postcode · Burton-on-Trent
Crime in DE15 9TW
How much crime is recorded in DE15 9TW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Swadlincote West
- Council
- South Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,957 (2024)
DE15 9TWBurton-on-Trent
How safe is DE15 9TW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE15 9TW 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
39.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 9TWNational
Violence and sexual offences32.723.6
Burglary14.79.1
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Public order5.44.6
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other theft2.04.5
Drugs1.52.4
Shoplifting1.58.4
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.