Total Crime Rate

5938.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1623.6 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 5938.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 2567.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1623.6 10/10
  • Other theft 932.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 870.8 10/10
  • Robbery 522.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 365.2 10/10
  • Drugs 325.8 10/10
  • Public order 224.7 10/10
  • Burglary 28.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.9 10/10
  • Other crime 16.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
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 8th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Marylebone , and the 10th highest crime rate of 587 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 6LB) in the last 12 months was 5938.2 per 1,000 residents and was 641.3% higher than the Marylebone average (801.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 457 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 17.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 289 (≈ 1623.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (W1D 6LB), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 2675 crimes here, including 690 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 (30/1156)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Old Compton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery St James'S Market Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person St James'S Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St James'S Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St James'S Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St James'S Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St James'S Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St James'S Market Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St James'S Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery St James'S Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St James'S Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St James'S Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greek Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greek Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greek Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greek Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greek Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greek Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greek Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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