Crime Rates at Leather Lane, London, EC1N 7TE

Leather Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 174th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leather Lane (EC1N 7TE) in the last 12 months was 252.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 63.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% 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 353 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.