Total Crime Rate

396.2 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 8/10 Β· 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 396.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 288.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 50.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leeke Street area has the 36th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 101st 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 Leeke Street (WC1X 9HY) in the last 12 months was 396.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% lower than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (β‰ˆ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leeke Street (WC1X 9HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Omega Place, where police recorded 282 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (76 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leeke Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfe Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfe Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfe Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfe Street β€”
Apr 2026Public order Balfe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Balfe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrison Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrison Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrison Street β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harrison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharfdale Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharfdale Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharfdale Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharfdale Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharfdale Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharfdale Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharfdale Road β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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