Crime Rates at Leigh Street, London, WC1H 9EW

Leigh Street area has the 37th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 111th highest crime rate of 548 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 Leigh Street (WC1H 9EW) in the last 12 months was 362.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% lower than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -48.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 93.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leigh Street (WC1H 9EW), the main crime hotspot is near Crestfield Street. Police recorded 413 crimes here, including 107 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.