Total Crime Rate
58.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026North 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 North Street (ST13 8FW) 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 North Street (ST13 8FW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barracks Way, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langford Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Frith Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alma Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kiln Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westwood View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frith Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frith Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barngate Street | Under investigation |
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