Total Crime Rate
38.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shoobridge Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Leek East , and the 129th lowest crime rate of 313 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shoobridge Street (ST13 5LA) in the last 12 months was 38.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shoobridge Street (ST13 5LA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballington Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Silk Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheep Market | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballington Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheep Market | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheep Market | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheep Market | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheep Market | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Albion Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Dog Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Challinor Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Shoobridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Deansgate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ball Haye Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballington Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fynney Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Dog Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sheep Market | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Haywood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Condlyffe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Edward Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Moorhouse Street | Local resolution |
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