Total Crime Rate

2453.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

399.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 2453.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 1142.9 10/10
  • Other theft 438.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 399.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 216.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 197.0 10/10
  • Robbery 88.7 10/10
  • Public order 73.9 10/10
  • Drugs 69.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.2 10/10
  • Burglary 34.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 29.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.7 10/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shaftesbury Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (W1D 5EP) in the last 12 months was 2453.2 per 1,000 residents and was 719.6% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (299.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 232 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 7.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -69.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 399.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (W1D 5EP), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 2742 crimes here, including 698 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shaftesbury Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/1074)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Soho Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Soho Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Soho Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Soho Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Soho Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Soho Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Soho Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Soho Street —
Apr 2026Public order Soho Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Soho Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Soho Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Soho Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Soho Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Old Compton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old Compton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old Compton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Soho Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Soho Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Compton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Soho Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Little Newport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charing Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Newport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soho Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soho Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soho Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Soho Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Soho Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Soho Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 1074

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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