Crime Rate in Leek East, ward

Leek East has the highest crime rate of 27 wards in Staffordshire Moorlands district and the 1093rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 84th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Leek East in the last 12 months was 121.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.2% higher than the Staffordshire Moorlands district average (67.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Leek East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 257 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 316 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Leek East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.