Crime Rate in Leek West, ward

Leek West has the 9th lowest crime rate of 27 wards in Staffordshire Moorlands district and the 1950th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 180th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Leek West in the last 12 months was 43.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% lower than the Staffordshire Moorlands district average (67.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Leek West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 111 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 122 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Leek West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near West Street. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.