Leek South & Cheddleton
Middle areaCentral Staffordshire Moorlands. 10,556 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 24 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Leek South & Cheddleton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Leek South & Cheddleton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Leek South & Cheddleton at a rate of 40.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.6 per 1,000 people across Staffordshire Moorlands.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 192 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 81 |
| Other crime | 67 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 38 |
| Burglary | 28 |
| Vehicle crime | 11 |
| Drug offences | 7 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Leek South & Cheddleton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Leek South & Cheddleton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Leek South & Cheddleton at a rate of 40.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.6 per 1,000 people across Staffordshire Moorlands.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 36 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Leek South & Cheddleton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (192), anti-social behaviour (81) and other crime (67).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Staffordshire Moorlands
These figures are published for the whole of Staffordshire Moorlands, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Staffordshire Moorlands and not Leek South & Cheddleton alone. See Staffordshire Moorlands
Leek South & Cheddleton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Leek South & Cheddleton was £250,000 in 2025.
Leek South & Cheddleton had 10,619 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Leek South & Cheddleton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Leek South & Cheddleton, 83.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.