Crime Rates at Wordsworth Close, Burton-on-trent, DE14 2RY

Wordsworth Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Burton & Eton , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 373 local areas in East Staffordshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wordsworth Close (DE14 2RY) in the last 12 months was 104.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% lower than the Burton & Eton average (165.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Close (DE14 2RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jeque Place, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chesterton Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.