Crime Rates at Cawdry Buildings, Leek, ST13 6JP

Cawdry Buildings area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Cheddleton , and the 18th 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 Cawdry Buildings (ST13 6JP) in the last 12 months was 190.5 per 1,000 residents and was 478.6% higher than the Cheddleton average (32.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 113.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cawdry Buildings (ST13 6JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haywood Street, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.