Investigation continues into sexual assault

We’re continuing to progress our lines of enquiry following a report of a sexual assault in Leek.

It happened at about 10pm on Wednesday 22 May when a woman was sexually assaulted by a man who was wearing a grey hoodie near Burton Street.

She is continuing to receive support from specially-trained officers at this time.

Detectives and local officers have been looking over all of the CCTV from the area at the time, speaking to residents and carrying out enquiries in the local area, which are expected to continue.

We know people have been asking for updates on this incident and we’d like to reassure the local community that our investigation is still very much ongoing.

We also want to thank everyone who has come forward with information, including local people and businesses.

If you have any information that can help with the investigation, particularly CCTV, dashcam or doorbell footage from the area at the time, please get in touch with us.

Call 101, quoting incident 723 of 22 May, or by messaging us using Live Chat on our website.

If you’d like to report anonymously, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Tell them what you know, not who you are.