Total Crime Rate

31.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 31.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spring Gardens area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Leek East , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 316 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spring Gardens (ST13 8AZ) in the last 12 months was 31.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% lower than the Leek East average (121.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 185.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spring Gardens (ST13 8AZ), the main crime hotspot is near West Street. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spring Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barngate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Picton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westwood View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Walks Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gaunt Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barracks Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angle Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Angle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chorley Street —
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Data Sources

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