Crime Rates at Long Acre, London, WC2E 9AA

Long Acre area has the 16th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 35th 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 Long Acre (WC2E 9AA) in the last 12 months was 2359.7 per 1,000 residents and was 610.5% 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 178 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 209.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 134.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Acre (WC2E 9AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 2004 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (314 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.