Congleton West and Town Centre vs Leek Rural

Congleton West and Town Centre has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,431 crimes in the last 12 months. Leek Rural has a safety score of 72/100 (Safe) with 191 crimes. Leek Rural scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Congleton West and Town Centre shows a year-on-year crime trend of +10.1% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Leek Rural shows -50.4% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Congleton West and Town Centre, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (651 incidents). In Leek Rural, it is Violent Crime (66 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Congleton West and Town Centre recorded 142 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Leek Rural recorded 30. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Congleton West and Town Centre totalled 651 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 66 in Leek Rural. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Congleton West and Town Centre recorded 1,300 crimes (now 1,431, a change of +10.1%). Leek Rural recorded 385 crimes previously (now 191, -50.4%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Congleton West and Town Centre has a resolution rate of 22.4% and Leek Rural has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Congleton West and Town Centre falls within the Cheshire Constabulary boundary. Leek Rural is covered by Staffordshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Congleton West and Town Centre and Leek Rural. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.