Crime in Burton upon Trent
Recorded crime in Burton upon Trent is 1.7 times the East Staffordshire average and 1.4 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 11%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Burton upon Trent: about 24,744 residents in 23 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 2/10High crime
- Living
- 7.6/10Good
- 5-year change
- +11%more crimes
- vs the council
- 1.7×the East Staffordshire average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Burton upon Trent.
Crime over 5 years
Up 11% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Burton upon Trent, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.7× the East Staffordshire average (1.4× the England and Wales average). 107 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 67% of the harm here
- Burglary: 10% of the harm here
- Robbery: 8% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 67% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 30 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in East Staffordshire (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole East Staffordshire council area, not only Burton upon Trent. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 204 | 1.6 | Down 9% |
| Cars broken into | 103 | 0.79 | Down 27% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 471 | 3.6 | Up 2% |
| Burglary of homes | 173 | 1.3 | Down 5% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in DE14
In DE14, the postcode district at the centre of Burton upon Trent, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 1,733 | 7% | 7% | 72% | 9% | 5% |
| Public order | 446 | 6% | 9% | 59% | 23% | 2% |
| Shoplifting | 388 | 13% | 7% | 36% | 37% | 6% |
| Other theft | 284 | 1% | 2% | 37% | 59% | 1% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 254 | 8% | 9% | 35% | 44% | 4% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 153 | 0% | 2% | 23% | 71% | 4% |
| Burglary | 137 | 4% | 1% | 21% | 68% | 5% |
| Drugs | 135 | 18% | 45% | 16% | 18% | 4% |
| Other crime | 84 | 19% | 5% | 54% | 18% | 5% |
| Bicycle theft | 69 | 1% | 0% | 9% | 86% | 4% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 4% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
East Staffordshire, 2023 to 2025: 165 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 44 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 17 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
1.3 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 27% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 1.6 |
| Burglary | 4.3 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 47.6 |
| Drugs | 3.7 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 1.2 |
| Other crime | 1.8 |
| Other theft | 8.7 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.9 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 5.0 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 9.6 |
| Public order | 9.3 |
| Bicycle theft | 3.0 |
| Shoplifting | 10.3 |
Postcode districts in Burton upon Trent
Nearby towns
Council: East Staffordshire
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Questions about crime in Burton upon Trent
- Is Burton upon Trent a safe place to live?
- Burton upon Trent scores 2 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.7 times the East Staffordshire average.
- Is crime going up or down in Burton upon Trent?
- Up 11% over 5 years, from 2,821 recorded crimes a year to 3,129.
- What is the most common crime in Burton upon Trent?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 48 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Burton upon Trent compare with East Staffordshire?
- Crime severity in Burton upon Trent is 1.7 times the East Staffordshire average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Burton upon Trent?
- In DE14, the postcode district at the centre of Burton upon Trent, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 27% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Burton upon Trent?
- Of 137 burglaries reported in DE14, the postcode district at the centre of Burton upon Trent between September 2024 and August 2025, 4% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 68% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Burton upon Trent?
- In East Staffordshire, the council area Burton upon Trent is in, the police recorded 204 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.6 per 1,000 residents, down 9% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Burton upon Trent?
- 471 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in East Staffordshire, the council area Burton upon Trent is in, 3.6 per 1,000 residents, 0.7 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Burton upon Trent last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in East Staffordshire, the council area Burton upon Trent is in, against 1 the year before.