Crime Rates at Leather Lane, London, EC1N 7RF

Leather Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 255th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leather Lane (EC1N 7RF) in the last 12 months was 139.1 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% lower than the Holborn & Covent Garden average (425.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leather Lane (EC1N 7RF), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 326 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.