Crime Rates at Greensmith Close, Burton-on-trent, DE15 0EQ

Greensmith Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Brizlincote , and the 16th highest crime rate of 371 local areas in East Staffordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greensmith Close (DE15 0EQ) in the last 12 months was 236.0 per 1,000 residents and was 293.5% higher than the Brizlincote average (60.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 161.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greensmith Close (DE15 0EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawfield Lane (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.