Postcode · Leek
Crime in ST13 8ES
How much crime is recorded in ST13 8ES, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leek South & Cheddleton
- Council
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,499 (2024)
ST13 8ESLeek
How safe is ST13 8ES
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST13 8ES area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 8ESNational
Violence and sexual offences16.823.6
Burglary5.29.1
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Public order2.94.6
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other theft0.44.5
Drugs0.22.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% 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.