Total Crime Rate

415.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 415.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 85.0 9/10
  • Other theft 72.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 62.9 10/10
  • Public order 22.2 9/10
  • Robbery 22.2 10/10
  • Burglary 20.3 10/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leather Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leather Lane (EC1N 7SU) in the last 12 months was 415.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% 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 Shoplifting with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -65.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 112.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leather Lane (EC1N 7SU), 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.

Crime Over Time in Leather Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/157)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Leather Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bleeding Heart Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bleeding Heart Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Bleeding Heart Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Onslow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Broad Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Baldwin'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kirby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leather Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leather Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Leather Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leather Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hatton Wall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portpool Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Southampton Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portpool Lane —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Portpool Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bleeding Heart Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bleeding Heart Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holborn —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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