Crime Rates at St Edward Street, Leek, ST13 5DL

St Edward Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Leek East , and the 5th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .

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 St Edward Street (ST13 5DL) in the last 12 months was 422.5 per 1,000 residents and was 299.7% higher than the Leek East average (105.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 234.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Edward Street (ST13 5DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.