Goldenhill & Sandyford vs Leek Rural

Goldenhill & Sandyford has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,710 crimes in the last 12 months. Leek Rural has a safety score of 65/100 (Safe) with 257 crimes. Leek Rural scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Goldenhill & Sandyford shows a year-on-year crime trend of +4.7% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Leek Rural shows -31.5% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Goldenhill & Sandyford, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (660 incidents). In Leek Rural, it is Violent Crime (99 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Goldenhill & Sandyford recorded 293 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Leek Rural recorded 41. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Goldenhill & Sandyford totalled 660 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 99 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, Goldenhill & Sandyford recorded 1,633 crimes (now 1,710, a change of +4.7%). Leek Rural recorded 375 crimes previously (now 257, -31.5%).

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. Goldenhill & Sandyford has a resolution rate of 18.5% and Leek Rural has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Goldenhill & Sandyford falls within the Staffordshire Police 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 Goldenhill & Sandyford and Leek Rural. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.