LEICESTER SQUARE, WC2H 7JY Crime Rates: Trends, Hotspots

Overview of Crime in WC2H 7JY

LEICESTER SQUARE, WC2H 7JY, Westminster has recorded a total of 1870 crimes in the recent period of September 2024, equating to a crime rate of 1359.14 per 1,000 population. This WC2H 7JY crime rate stands in contrast to the broader WC2H postcode area, which has experienced 540 crimes and a crime rate of 206.82 per 1,000 population (September 2024 stats).

It's important to note that this WC2H 7JY crime data is based on a circular area with a 500-meter radius around WC2H 7JY, encompassing approximately 1375 residents.

For the location information and nearby amenities in the WC2H 7JY area, explore the WC2H 7JY Area information page.
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Key Crime Types

The most prevalent crimes in the area during Sep were:

  • Theft from the person: (623) incidents (48.69% increase)
  • Other theft: (359) incidents (66.20% increase)
  • Violence and sexual offences: (249) incidents (8.26% increase)

WC2H 7JY Crime Hotspots

The surrounding areas of below locations have emerged as crime hotspots,

  • Nightclub with total crimes: 308
  • Theatre/Concert Hall with total crimes: 234
  • Leicester Square with total crimes: 66

LEICESTER SQUARE, WC2H 7JY Crime Map

Detailed Crime Data Analysis

Monthly Trends

In September 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 623 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 359 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person6231359.1448.69%
Other theft359452.8166.20%
Violence and sexual offences249260.938.26%
Anti-social behaviour144180.98-7.10%
Robbery102104.6620.00%
Shoplifting9574.1479.25%
Public order8469.0518.31%
Drugs7261.05-1.37%
Vehicle crime6052.33150.00%
Criminal damage and arson3543.619.38%
Burglary1925.4418.75%
Bicycle theft1713.8188.89%
Other crime812.36166.67%
Possession of weapons35.81-25.00%

In August 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 419 followed closely by Violence and sexual offences, which accounted for 230 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person4191010.274090.00%
Violence and sexual offences230304.542775.00%
Other theft216167.172985.71%
Anti-social behaviour155156.990.00%
Robbery85112.668400.00%
Drugs7361.787200.00%
Public order7153.061083.33%
Shoplifting5351.600.00%
Criminal damage and arson3238.52966.67%
Vehicle crime2423.260.00%
Burglary1617.440.00%
Bicycle theft911.630.00%
Possession of weapons46.540.00%
Other crime32.910.00%

In July 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 10 followed closely by Violence and sexual offences, which accounted for 8 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person1026.170.00%
Violence and sexual offences87.270.00%
Other theft75.810.00%
Public order65.090.00%
Criminal damage and arson34.360.00%
Drugs12.180.00%
Robbery10.730.00%

In June 2024, Robbery recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Robbery10.73-50.00%

In May 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 37 followed closely by Violence and sexual offences, which accounted for 19 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person3758.15-95.79%
Violence and sexual offences1926.89-91.00%
Other theft1013.81-97.32%
Public order97.27-88.31%
Robbery26.54-97.22%
Bicycle theft11.45-88.89%
Criminal damage and arson10.73-88.89%
Vehicle crime10.73-98.21%

In April 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 878 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 373 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person8781472.531191.18%
Other theft373638.145228.57%
Violence and sexual offences211271.102244.44%
Anti-social behaviour174153.360.00%
Shoplifting79126.470.00%
Public order7757.42600.00%
Robbery7255.967100.00%
Drugs6352.336200.00%
Vehicle crime5645.790.00%
Burglary2340.700.00%
Bicycle theft916.72350.00%
Criminal damage and arson96.540.00%
Other crime16.540.00%
Possession of weapons10.730.00%

In March 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 68 followed closely by Public order, which accounted for 11 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person6872.680.00%
Public order1149.420.00%
Violence and sexual offences97.990.00%
Other theft76.54600.00%
Bicycle theft25.090.00%
Robbery11.450.00%
Other crime10.730.00%
Drugs10.730.00%

In February 2024, Other theft recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Other theft10.73-99.83%

In January 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 988 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 600 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person9881808.32-24.92%
Other theft600718.09-24.62%
Violence and sexual offences276436.09-17.61%
Anti-social behaviour137200.60-8.67%
Robbery12299.57-19.21%
Shoplifting7788.6726.23%
Drugs7655.96-3.80%
Public order7455.24-28.85%
Vehicle crime4753.78-29.85%
Criminal damage and arson3534.169.38%
Burglary3225.4414.29%
Bicycle theft1223.269.09%
Possession of weapons98.7212.50%
Other crime36.54-50.00%

In December 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1316 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 796 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person13162285.118.58%
Other theft796956.49-2.93%
Violence and sexual offences335578.547.37%
Robbery151243.4817.97%
Anti-social behaviour150109.75-19.35%
Public order104109.02-22.39%
Drugs7975.5929.51%
Vehicle crime6757.4231.37%
Shoplifting6148.70-35.11%
Criminal damage and arson3244.34-3.03%
Burglary2823.26-9.68%
Bicycle theft1120.35-47.62%
Possession of weapons87.99-27.27%
Other crime65.81-53.85%

In November 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1212 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 820 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person12122258.2152.45%
Other theft820880.9020.23%
Violence and sexual offences312595.9923.32%
Anti-social behaviour186226.7729.17%
Public order134135.1912.61%
Robbery12897.3960.00%
Shoplifting9493.0342.42%
Drugs6168.32-20.78%
Vehicle crime5144.34-22.73%
Criminal damage and arson3337.07-13.16%
Burglary3123.98-6.06%
Bicycle theft2122.53-4.55%
Other crime1315.2644.44%
Possession of weapons119.45-31.25%

In October 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 795 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 682 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person7951744.3638.99%
Other theft682577.8239.18%
Violence and sexual offences253495.692.85%
Anti-social behaviour144183.88-14.79%
Public order119104.6683.08%
Robbery8086.49-39.39%
Drugs7758.15-3.75%
Shoplifting6655.966.45%
Vehicle crime6647.974.76%
Criminal damage and arson3847.9722.58%
Burglary3327.62-5.71%
Bicycle theft2223.98-15.38%
Possession of weapons1615.9914.29%
Other crime911.63125.00%

In September 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 572 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 490 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person5721445.630.00%
Other theft490415.740.00%
Violence and sexual offences246356.140.00%
Anti-social behaviour169178.800.00%
Robbery132122.830.00%
Drugs8095.940.00%
Public order6558.150.00%
Vehicle crime6347.240.00%
Shoplifting6245.790.00%
Burglary3545.060.00%
Criminal damage and arson3125.440.00%
Bicycle theft2622.530.00%
Possession of weapons1418.900.00%
Other crime410.180.00%

Crime by Type

A total of 1259 Anti-social behaviour incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 157.38 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Anti-social behaviour incidents with 186 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 2024144
August 2024155
April 2024174
January 2024137
December 2023150
November 2023186
October 2023144
September 2023169

A total of 4361 Other theft incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 363.42 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Other theft incidents with 820 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 2024359
August 2024216
July 20247
May 202410
April 2024373
March 20247
February 20241
January 2024600
December 2023796
November 2023820
October 2023682
September 2023490

A total of 130 Bicycle theft incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 13.00 incidents per month. September 2023 saw the highest number of Bicycle theft incidents with 26 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 202417
August 20249
May 20241
April 20249
March 20242
January 202412
December 202311
November 202321
October 202322
September 202326

A total of 587 Shoplifting incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 73.38 incidents per month. September 2024 saw the highest number of Shoplifting incidents with 95 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 202495
August 202453
April 202479
January 202477
December 202361
November 202394
October 202366
September 202362

A total of 6918 Theft from the person incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 628.91 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Theft from the person incidents with 1316 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 2024623
August 2024419
July 202410
May 202437
April 2024878
March 202468
January 2024988
December 20231316
November 20231212
October 2023795
September 2023572

A total of 249 Criminal damage and arson incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 24.90 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Criminal damage and arson incidents with 38 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 202435
August 202432
July 20243
May 20241
April 20249
January 202435
December 202332
November 202333
October 202338
September 202331

A total of 877 Robbery incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 73.08 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Robbery incidents with 151 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 2024102
August 202485
July 20241
June 20241
May 20242
April 202472
March 20241
January 2024122
December 2023151
November 2023128
October 202380
September 2023132

A total of 2148 Violence and sexual offences incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 195.27 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Violence and sexual offences incidents with 335 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 2024249
August 2024230
July 20248
May 202419
April 2024211
March 20249
January 2024276
December 2023335
November 2023312
October 2023253
September 2023246

A total of 217 Burglary incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 27.12 incidents per month. September 2023 saw the highest number of Burglary incidents with 35 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 202419
August 202416
April 202423
January 202432
December 202328
November 202331
October 202333
September 202335

A total of 435 Vehicle crime incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 48.33 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Vehicle crime incidents with 67 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 202460
August 202424
May 20241
April 202456
January 202447
December 202367
November 202351
October 202366
September 202363

A total of 583 Drugs incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 58.30 incidents per month. September 2023 saw the highest number of Drugs incidents with 80 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 202472
August 202473
July 20241
April 202463
March 20241
January 202476
December 202379
November 202361
October 202377
September 202380

A total of 754 Public order incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 68.55 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Public order incidents with 134 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 202484
August 202471
July 20246
May 20249
April 202477
March 202411
January 202474
December 2023104
November 2023134
October 2023119
September 202365

A total of 66 Possession of weapons incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 8.25 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Possession of weapons incidents with 16 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 20243
August 20244
April 20241
January 20249
December 20238
November 202311
October 202316
September 202314

A total of 48 Other crime incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 5.33 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Other crime incidents with 13 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 20248
August 20243
April 20241
March 20241
January 20243
December 20236
November 202313
October 20239
September 20234

Crime by Location in September 2024

A detailed breakdown of crime incidents by location within the WC2H 7JY postcode area is presented below.

  • 1. Nightclub
    Total308
    Theft from the person110
    Other theft65
    Violence and sexual offences57
    Robbery25
    Drugs16
    Anti-social behaviour13
    Public order12
    Criminal damage and arson3
    Vehicle crime3
    Bicycle theft2
    Burglary2
  • 2. Theatre/Concert Hall
    Total234
    Theft from the person95
    Other theft44
    Violence and sexual offences23
    Shoplifting18
    Anti-social behaviour13
    Robbery12
    Drugs9
    Burglary6
    Public order5
    Bicycle theft4
    Vehicle crime2
    Criminal damage and arson2
    Possession of weapons1
  • 3. Leicester Square
    Total66
    Theft from the person19
    Other theft18
    Violence and sexual offences9
    Anti-social behaviour7
    Drugs5
    Public order4
    Robbery4
  • 4. Parking Area
    Total65
    Vehicle crime36
    Other theft7
    Theft from the person7
    Violence and sexual offences4
    Anti-social behaviour4
    Bicycle theft2
    Public order2
    Drugs1
    Robbery1
    Criminal damage and arson1
  • 5. Old Compton Street
    Total61
    Theft from the person30
    Other theft11
    Violence and sexual offences8
    Public order3
    Robbery3
    Anti-social behaviour2
    Other crime1
    Shoplifting1
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Vehicle crime1
  • 6. Great Windmill Street
    Total44
    Theft from the person20
    Violence and sexual offences8
    Other theft6
    Robbery6
    Public order2
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Vehicle crime1
  • 7. Corner House Street
    Total39
    Theft from the person8
    Violence and sexual offences7
    Anti-social behaviour6
    Criminal damage and arson4
    Other theft3
    Shoplifting3
    Bicycle theft2
    Public order2
    Burglary1
    Possession of weapons1
    Robbery1
    Vehicle crime1
  • 8. Little Newport Street
    Total38
    Theft from the person13
    Other theft7
    Violence and sexual offences7
    Public order5
    Criminal damage and arson2
    Robbery2
    Burglary1
    Drugs1
  • 9. Police Station
    Total34
    Violence and sexual offences13
    Public order8
    Anti-social behaviour5
    Other theft3
    Criminal damage and arson2
    Theft from the person2
    Other crime1
  • 10. Shopping Area
    Total33
    Shoplifting9
    Theft from the person8
    Public order3
    Robbery3
    Violence and sexual offences3
    Anti-social behaviour2
    Other theft2
    Burglary1
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Vehicle crime1
  • 11. William Iv Street
    Total32
    Anti-social behaviour9
    Violence and sexual offences9
    Other theft5
    Drugs2
    Public order2
    Shoplifting2
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Possession of weapons1
    Theft from the person1
  • 12. A401
    Total32
    Theft from the person18
    Anti-social behaviour3
    Robbery3
    Violence and sexual offences3
    Drugs2
    Other theft2
    Public order1
  • 13. Macclesfield Street
    Total30
    Theft from the person15
    Other theft9
    Public order2
    Robbery2
    Drugs1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 14. Bourchier Street
    Total30
    Theft from the person10
    Anti-social behaviour5
    Other theft5
    Robbery4
    Violence and sexual offences4
    Drugs1
    Shoplifting1
  • 15. Denman Street
    Total29
    Theft from the person15
    Other theft8
    Robbery2
    Shoplifting2
    Public order1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 16. Shaftesbury Avenue
    Total29
    Theft from the person16
    Anti-social behaviour3
    Drugs3
    Other theft3
    Robbery2
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 17. Leicester Street
    Total28
    Theft from the person10
    Other theft7
    Violence and sexual offences4
    Public order2
    Robbery2
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Burglary1
    Drugs1
  • 18. Romilly Street
    Total27
    Theft from the person14
    Other theft7
    Robbery3
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 19. Phoenix Street
    Total26
    Shoplifting14
    Theft from the person7
    Anti-social behaviour2
    Other theft2
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 20. Moor Street
    Total26
    Theft from the person11
    Other theft9
    Violence and sexual offences3
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Burglary1
    Vehicle crime1
  • 21. Charing Cross
    Total25
    Theft from the person6
    Anti-social behaviour4
    Other crime3
    Other theft3
    Robbery3
    Public order2
    Vehicle crime2
    Violence and sexual offences2
  • 22. Manette Street
    Total25
    Theft from the person8
    Violence and sexual offences6
    Other theft5
    Drugs4
    Burglary1
    Vehicle crime1
  • 23. Greek Street
    Total22
    Theft from the person10
    Other theft6
    Public order2
    Violence and sexual offences2
    Drugs1
    Robbery1
  • 24. Craig'S Court
    Total21
    Other theft7
    Public order3
    Anti-social behaviour2
    Theft from the person2
    Violence and sexual offences2
    Burglary1
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Robbery1
    Shoplifting1
    Vehicle crime1
  • 25. Trafalgar Square
    Total21
    Theft from the person13
    Other theft3
    Anti-social behaviour2
    Violence and sexual offences2
    Robbery1
  • 26. Gerrard Place
    Total20
    Theft from the person10
    Other theft4
    Violence and sexual offences3
    Vehicle crime2
    Drugs1
  • 27. Dansey Place
    Total18
    Theft from the person9
    Other theft5
    Violence and sexual offences2
    Drugs1
    Robbery1
  • 28. St James'S Market
    Total17
    Theft from the person6
    Other theft5
    Public order3
    Violence and sexual offences2
    Vehicle crime1
  • 29. Gerrard Street
    Total17
    Theft from the person13
    Other theft2
    Violence and sexual offences2
  • 30. Cranbourn Street
    Total16
    Theft from the person9
    Other theft3
    Robbery2
    Public order1
    Violence and sexual offences1