Total Crime Rate

251.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 251.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.0 10/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Other theft 21.0 10/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Leek East , and the 8th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Lane (ST13 5ET) in the last 12 months was 251.8 per 1,000 residents and was 106.7% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 108.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (ST13 5ET), 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 Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sheep Market Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Silk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silk Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clerk Bank —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eversley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brough Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Salisbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheep Market Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Strangman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strangman Street —
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Data Sources

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