Postcode · Leek
Crime in ST13 5BA
How much crime is recorded in ST13 5BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leek South & Cheddleton
- Council
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,656 (2024)
ST13 5BALeek
How safe is ST13 5BA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST13 5BA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
ST13 5BANational
Violence and sexual offences21.823.6
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Burglary3.29.1
Public order2.84.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other theft0.84.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.