Postcode · Leek
Crime in ST13 7AR
How much crime is recorded in ST13 7AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leek South & Cheddleton
- Council
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,189 (2024)
ST13 7ARLeek
How safe is ST13 7AR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST13 7AR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 7ARNational
Burglary13.39.1
Violence and sexual offences7.223.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order1.54.6
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other theft0.84.5
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.