Crime Rates at Princess Avenue, Leek, ST13 6QA

Princess Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Dane , and the 17th highest crime rate of 313 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 Princess Avenue (ST13 6QA) in the last 12 months was 198.0 per 1,000 residents and was 255.2% higher than the Dane average (55.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 142.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Avenue (ST13 6QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Osprey Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thorncliffe View (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.