Crime Rates at Leigh Street, London, WC1H 9EW

Leigh Street area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 128th 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 Leigh Street (WC1H 9EW) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% lower than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leigh Street (WC1H 9EW), the main crime hotspot is near Crestfield Street. Police recorded 389 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.