Total Crime Rate

117.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Leek Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Abbey Hulton , and the 344th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leek Road (ST2 8BT) in the last 12 months was 117.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% higher than the Abbey Hulton average (114.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leek Road (ST2 8BT), the main crime hotspot is near School Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leek Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Bernard Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grantham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cluny Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grantham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elstree Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Road —
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Data Sources

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