Postcode · Leek
Crime in ST13 8TH
How much crime is recorded in ST13 8TH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leek East & Upper Hulme
- Council
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,628 (2024)
How safe is ST13 8TH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST13 8TH area, broadly in line with 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
27.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 8THNational
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Burglary13.09.1
Other theft5.24.5
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other crime1.81.5
Public order1.64.6
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.01.4
Drugs0.02.4
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.