Postcode · Burton-on-Trent
Crime in DE15 9XA
How much crime is recorded in DE15 9XA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Castle Gresley, Overseal & Coton
- Council
- South Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,136 (2024)
DE15 9XABurton-on-Trent
How safe is DE15 9XA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE15 9XA 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
48.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 9XANational
Violence and sexual offences39.123.6
Burglary12.79.1
Anti-social behaviour10.910.7
Public order5.14.6
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Other theft4.14.5
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Drugs2.92.4
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Other crime1.91.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 70% 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.