Total Crime Rate

117.9 per 1,000 8/10 Β· 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 117.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Albion Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Leek East , and the 48th 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 Albion Street (ST13 5NL) in the last 12 months was 117.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (β‰ˆ 99.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albion Street (ST13 5NL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Albion Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dog Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ballington Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ballington Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Edward Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Challinor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Challinor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sheep Market Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheep Market 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 Haywood Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strangman Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Strangman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Haywood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eversley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ballington Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Compton Mews β€”

Data Sources

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