Crime Rates at Leather Lane, London, EC1N 7TE

Leather Lane area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 216th highest crime rate of 548 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 7TE) in the last 12 months was 198.2 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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