Total Crime Rate

301.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 301.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 145.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Public order 26.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barngate Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Leek East , and the 6th 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 Barngate Street (ST13 8AP) in the last 12 months was 301.6 per 1,000 residents and was 185.3% higher than the Leek East average (105.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -12.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 97.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 118.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barngate Street (ST13 8AP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Barngate Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Chorley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order The Walks Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Walks Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Walks Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Britannia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barngate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Angle Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Angle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Frith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs West Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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