Side-by-side crime statistics from official UK Police data.
ST13 · Staffordshire
116
crimes in February 2026
Near national average
DE12 · Derbyshire
20
crimes in February 2026
Below national average
Overseal has less crime — 20 vs 116 incidents in February 2026.
Leek recorded substantially more crime than Overseal in February 2026 — 116 incidents compared to 20, a 5.8x difference. Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their most common crime type, though Leek records significantly more (55 vs 9 incidents). Both areas sit near the national average, with modest differences in their overall safety profile.
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Based on February 2026 Police data, Overseal recorded fewer crimes than Leek — 20 vs 116 incidents. That is 83% fewer crimes. Overseal is also below the national average for crime.
Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their top crime category. In February 2026, Leek recorded 55 incidents of this type vs 9 in Overseal. Overall, Overseal had fewer total crimes (20 vs 116).