Total Crime Rate

2883.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

405.5 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 2883.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 893.5 10/10
  • Other theft 656.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 532.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 405.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 240.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 233.7 10/10
  • Public order 103.1 10/10
  • Robbery 68.7 10/10
  • Burglary 51.6 10/10
  • Drugs 41.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.8 10/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
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

Long Acre area has the 12th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 29th 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 Long Acre (WC2E 9JR) in the last 12 months was 2883.2 per 1,000 residents and was 863.2% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (299.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 260 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 118 (≈ 405.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Acre (WC2E 9JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 812 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (345 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Long Acre area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/444)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft B402 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shaftesbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shaftesbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Theft from the person B402 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person B402 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person John Adam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person John Adam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person John Adam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting John Adam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting John Adam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order John Adam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft John Adam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft John Adam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B402 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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