Total Crime Rate

223.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.4 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 223.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 75.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 62.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Public order 26.2 10/10
  • Other theft 19.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

The Walks area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Leek East , and the 12th 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 The Walks (ST13 8BY) in the last 12 months was 223.0 per 1,000 residents and was 110.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Walks (ST13 8BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Britannia Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Walks area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Chorley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Walks Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Britannia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Walks Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barngate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Angle Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Angle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Walks Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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