Crime Rates at Higher Woodcroft, Leek, ST13 5QF

Higher Woodcroft area has the 6th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Cheddleton , and the 102nd highest 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 Higher Woodcroft (ST13 5QF) in the last 12 months was 68.8 per 1,000 residents and was 104.5% higher than the Cheddleton average (33.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 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 Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Woodcroft (ST13 5QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Walks (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.