Total Crime Rate

57.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 57.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sneyd Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Leek East , and the 130th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sneyd Street (ST13 5HP) in the last 12 months was 57.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sneyd Street (ST13 5HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sneyd Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheep Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheep Market Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheep Market Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Albion Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sheep Market Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Other theft Chorley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street
Apr 2026Drugs West Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheep Market Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheep Market
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A53 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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