Total Crime Rate

120.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 120.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leek Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Abbey Hulton , and the 327th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leek Road (ST1 6AR) in the last 12 months was 120.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% higher than the Abbey Hulton average (114.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leek Road (ST1 6AR), the main crime hotspot is near Willdale Grove. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leek Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cluny Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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