Total Crime Rate
117.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Albion 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In Leek East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dog Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballington Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballington Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Edward Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Challinor Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Challinor Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sheep Market | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheep Market | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Haywood Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Strangman Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Strangman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Haywood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eversley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballington Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Compton Mews | β |
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