Crime Rates at Balfour Street, Burton-on-trent, DE13 0TS

Balfour Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Horninglow & Outwoods , and the 137th highest crime rate of 373 local areas in East Staffordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balfour Street (DE13 0TS) in the last 12 months was 69.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% lower than the Horninglow & Outwoods average (78.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Street (DE13 0TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbots Fold Court, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Balfour Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.