Total Crime Rate
11.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Buxton Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Leek East , and the 31st 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 Buxton Road (ST13 6EE) in the last 12 months was 11.9 per 1,000 residents and was 88.7% 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 3 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Buxton Road (ST13 6EE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Portland Street South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parker Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Talbot Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Moorhouse Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fountain Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Lancaster Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Portland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ball Haye Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Milk Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Osborne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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