Crime Rate in Leek North, ward

Leek North has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 wards in Staffordshire Moorlands district and the 1598th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 142nd highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Leek North in the last 12 months was 104.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% higher than the Staffordshire Moorlands district average (67.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Leek North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 263 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 324 (≈ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Leek North ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 40 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Westminster Road (17 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.