Total Crime Rate

2.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Abbey Wood Close area has the lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Leek East , and the lowest 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 Abbey Wood Close (ST13 8YF) in the last 12 months was 2.8 per 1,000 residents and was 97.3% lower than the Leek East average (105.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Abbey Wood Close (ST13 8YF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hamil Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Abbey Wood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Green Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Angle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Angle Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamil Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hamil Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Frith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barngate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kiln Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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