Total Crime Rate

1072.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1072.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 364.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 288.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 139.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 84.8 10/10
  • Public order 76.3 10/10
  • Other theft 50.9 10/10
  • Burglary 25.4 10/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Edward Street area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Leek East , and the highest crime rate of 316 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 5DN) in the last 12 months was 1072.0 per 1,000 residents and was 780.4% higher than the Leek East average (121.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 106 (β‰ˆ 449.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Edward Street (ST13 5DN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Edward Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haywood Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Haywood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Spencer Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eversley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Strangman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strangman Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clerk Bank β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Edward Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Salisbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silk Street β€”

Data Sources

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