Crime Rates at Leather Lane, London, EC1N 7RE

Leather Lane area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 70th lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leather Lane (EC1N 7RE) in the last 12 months was 46.4 per 1,000 residents and was 89.9% lower than the Holborn & Covent Garden average (459.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leather Lane (EC1N 7RE), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 353 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.