Postcode district · Burton-on-Trent
Crime in DE15
How much crime is recorded in DE15, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- East Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 36,625 (2024)
DE15Postcode district · Burton-on-Trent
How safe is DE15
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in DE15, 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
36.4
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).
DE15National
Violence and sexual offences30.123.6
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Burglary8.59.1
Shoplifting6.58.4
Public order6.04.6
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft4.44.5
Drugs2.82.4
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Theft from the person1.02.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.