Crime Rate in Burton & Eton, ward

Burton & Eton has the highest crime rate of 16 wards in East Staffordshire district and the 541st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 33rd highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Burton & Eton in the last 12 months was 160.3 per 1,000 residents and was 109.5% higher than the East Staffordshire district average (76.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Burton & Eton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 657 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 11 cases , down -15.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 24.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -36.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 910 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Burton & Eton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 289 crimes here, including 110 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.