Crime Rates at Spencer Avenue, Leek, ST13 5PA

Spencer Avenue 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 Spencer Avenue (ST13 5PA) 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 (≈ 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 Spencer Avenue (ST13 5PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Salisbury Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.