Total Crime Rate
31.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Albion Mill area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Leek East , and the 116th lowest 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 Albion Mill (ST13 5NT) in the last 12 months was 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Albion Mill (ST13 5NT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Spencer Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | High Street | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballington Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballington Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A53 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballington Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fynney Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wardle Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wardle Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wardle Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Church Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alsop Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Dog Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sheep Market | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Shoobridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Dog Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Challinor Avenue | Under investigation |
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