Total Crime Rate

11.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 11.9 1/10
  • Violent crimes 8.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fountain Street 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 Fountain Street (ST13 6JS) 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 Fountain Street (ST13 6JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haywood Street, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Fountain Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ballington Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Talbot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haywood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Shoobridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Deansgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Osborne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portland Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fountain Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Moorhouse Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Public order Ball Haye Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ballington Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ballington Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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