Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 5EQ

Shaftesbury Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 6th 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 Shaftesbury Avenue (W1D 5EQ) in the last 12 months was 9662.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2809.3% 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 1,675 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 8 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 592 (≈ 1653.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (W1D 5EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 3424 crimes here, including 717 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.