Total Crime Rate

333.3 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 333.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Other theft 50.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 50.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Robbery 10.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 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 7th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 128th 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 7TS) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leather Lane (EC1N 7TS), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 333 crimes here, including 39 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 (30/170)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Onslow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laystall Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leather Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Leather Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Leather Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leather Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leather Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laystall Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Laystall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Laystall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Laystall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laystall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laystall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Verulam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Verulam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Formal action is not in the public interest
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 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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