Leicester Street, City of Westminster, Greater London

Leicester Street is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Professional Service Workers. Leicester Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Leicester Street is located in the St James's ward of the Westminster district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.511094, -0.131118
Grid Ref TQ297807
Suburb Chinatown
Constituency Cities of London and Westminster
Postcodes WC2H 7BL

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Leicester Street in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Leicester Street, Greater London

There were 28 street crime incidents in Leicester Street in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Metropolitan Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Leicester Street
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Burglary Under investigation
3 Drugs Under investigation
4 Other Theft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
5 Other Theft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
6 Other Theft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
7 Other Theft Under investigation
8 Other Theft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
9 Other Theft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
10 Other Theft Under investigation
11 Public Order Under investigation
12 Public Order Under investigation
13 Robbery Investigation complete; no suspect identified
14 Robbery Investigation complete; no suspect identified
15 Theft From The Person Investigation complete; no suspect identified
16 Theft From The Person Investigation complete; no suspect identified
17 Theft From The Person Investigation complete; no suspect identified
18 Theft From The Person Investigation complete; no suspect identified
19 Theft From The Person Investigation complete; no suspect identified
20 Theft From The Person Unable to prosecute suspect
21 Theft From The Person Under investigation
22 Theft From The Person Investigation complete; no suspect identified
23 Theft From The Person Investigation complete; no suspect identified
24 Theft From The Person Investigation complete; no suspect identified
25 Violent Crime Under investigation
26 Violent Crime Under investigation
27 Violent Crime Under investigation
28 Violent Crime Under investigation

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Leicester Street and compared that to the average for the St James's ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Leicester Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the St James's ward

Social economic statistics for Leicester Street

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Leicester Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Leicester Street is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Leicester Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Leicester Street are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Leicester Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Leicester Street are in the top 30% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Leicester Street are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Leicester Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Leicester Street are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Leicester Street

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Leicester Street.

Unemployment in Leicester Street

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
5.51% of Leicester Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Leicester Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Leicester Street. The proportion of retirees on Leicester Street is 13.82% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
4.78% of Leicester Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Leicester Street

The proportion of home owners on Leicester Street is 52.24% lower than the national average of 62%. 64.63% of properties in Leicester Street are private rented and 25% are social rented.
9.76% of residents of Leicester Street own their home

Country of Birth of Leicester Street residents

The proportion if Leicester Street residents born in the UK is 46.19% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 63.54% of Leicester Street residents were born outside the UK.
36.46% of Leicester Street residents were born in the UK

Leicester Street Summary

Leicester Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Leicester Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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