Total Crime Rate

213.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 213.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 62.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Other theft 32.8 10/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Junction Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Leek East , and the 15th 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 Junction Road (ST13 5QL) in the last 12 months was 213.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.0% higher than the Leek East average (121.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 103.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Junction Road (ST13 5QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitfield Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Junction Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Spencer Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnfield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Walks Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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Data Sources

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