Total Crime Rate

7736.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 7736.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 4073.0 10/10
  • Other theft 1162.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 887.6 10/10
  • Robbery 606.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 398.9 10/10
  • Drugs 264.0 10/10
  • Public order 151.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.2 10/10
  • Burglary 44.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 28.1 10/10
  • Other crime 22.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shaftesbury Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 9th 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 7EG) in the last 12 months was 7736.0 per 1,000 residents and was 758.0% higher than the Marylebone average (901.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 725 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 296 (≈ 1662.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (W1D 7EG), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 2781 crimes here, including 528 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 (30/854)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gerrard Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime D'Arblay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Frith Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frith Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frith Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frith Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frith Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frith Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting D'Arblay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Frith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery D'Arblay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary D'Arblay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greek Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greek Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greek Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greek Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greek Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Frith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Frith Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greek Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sheraton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Frith Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frith Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 854

Data Sources

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