Total Crime Rate

330.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 330.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.5 9/10
  • Other theft 47.6 10/10
  • Burglary 29.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 23.8 10/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Robbery 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 20 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 129th 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 7TS) in the last 12 months was 330.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 89.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% 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 279 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leather Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/252)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bleeding Heart Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Greville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Greville Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Robbery Hatton Garden Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hatton Garden Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Herbal Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saffron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saffron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Saffron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Onslow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kirby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 252

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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