Crime Rates at Leicester Square, London, WC2H 7LE

Leicester Square area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 11th highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

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 Leicester Square (WC2H 7LE) in the last 12 months was 7104.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2039.3% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (332.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 1,146 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -62.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 452 (≈ 1395.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leicester Square (WC2H 7LE), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 2604 crimes here, including 540 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.