Leek Town vs Stanton, Youlgreave and White Peak Villages

Leek Town has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,835 crimes in the last 12 months. Stanton, Youlgreave and White Peak Villages has a safety score of 73/100 (Safe) with 175 crimes. Stanton, Youlgreave and White Peak Villages scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Leek Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of -3.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Stanton, Youlgreave and White Peak Villages shows -22.9% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Leek Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (772 incidents). In Stanton, Youlgreave and White Peak Villages, it is Violent Crime (63 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Leek Town recorded 310 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Stanton, Youlgreave and White Peak Villages recorded 28. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Leek Town totalled 772 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 63 in Stanton, Youlgreave and White Peak Villages. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Leek Town recorded 1,906 crimes (now 1,835, a change of -3.7%). Stanton, Youlgreave and White Peak Villages recorded 227 crimes previously (now 175, -22.9%).

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. Leek Town has a resolution rate of 26.1% and Stanton, Youlgreave and White Peak Villages has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Leek Town falls within the Staffordshire Police boundary. Stanton, Youlgreave and White Peak Villages is covered by Derbyshire Constabulary. 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 Leek Town and Stanton, Youlgreave and White Peak Villages. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.