Side-by-side crime statistics from official UK Police data.
ST13 · Staffordshire
137
crimes in April 2026
Near national average
ST2 · Stoke-on-Trent
179
crimes in April 2026
Near national average
Leek has less crime — 137 vs 179 incidents in April 2026.
Stoke-on-Trent saw somewhat more crime than Leek in April 2026 (179 vs 137 incidents). Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their most common crime type, though Stoke-on-Trent records significantly more (76 vs 51 incidents). Both areas sit near the national average, with modest differences in their overall safety profile.
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Based on April 2026 Police data, Leek recorded fewer crimes than Stoke-on-Trent — 137 vs 179 incidents. That is 23% fewer crimes.
Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their top crime category. In April 2026, Leek recorded 51 incidents of this type vs 76 in Stoke-on-Trent. Overall, Leek had fewer total crimes (137 vs 179).