Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8AD

Shaftesbury Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 8th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

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 (WC2H 8AD) in the last 12 months was 2223.3 per 1,000 residents and was 231.9% higher than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 176 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 14.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -42.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 441.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (WC2H 8AD), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 1740 crimes here, including 448 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.