Total Crime Rate
92.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barracks Way area has the 14th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Leek East , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Barracks Way (ST13 8RE) in the last 12 months was 92.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barracks Way (ST13 8RE), the main crime hotspot is near Hamil Drive. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leek East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barngate Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamil Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamil Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Angle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Angle Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hamil Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barracks Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gaunt Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamil Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Picton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamil Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westwood View | Under investigation |
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