Total Crime Rate

229.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 229.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.3 9/10
  • Public order 35.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leek Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Abbey Hulton , and the 111th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leek Road (ST2 8DB) in the last 12 months was 229.6 per 1,000 residents and was 113.3% higher than the Abbey Hulton average (107.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 137.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 105.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leek Road (ST2 8DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grantham Place, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Place (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leek Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kevermunt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fishpond Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Fishpond Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fishpond Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft A5009 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Abbey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grantham Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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