Total Crime Rate

58.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 58.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Gaunt Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Leek East , and the 129th highest 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 Gaunt Street (ST13 8EB) in the last 12 months was 58.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gaunt Street (ST13 8EB), 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 Gaunt Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Walks Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Walks Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Frith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barngate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hamil Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamil Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Angle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Chorley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Drugs West Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Britannia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Walks Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Angle Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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