Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 5ER

Shaftesbury Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 17th highest crime rate of 604 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 5ER) in the last 12 months was 4453.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1240.9% 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 488 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 428.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (W1D 5ER), 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.