Total Crime Rate

3017.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

456.9 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 3017.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 1080.5 10/10
  • Other theft 629.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 594.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 456.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 247.1 10/10
  • Robbery 109.2 10/10
  • Public order 92.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 60.3 8/10
  • Burglary 51.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.4 10/10
  • Drugs 23.0 10/10
  • Other crime 20.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
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 3rd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 4th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

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 (WC2H 8EE) in the last 12 months was 3017.2 per 1,000 residents and was 350.4% 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 376 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 18.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 159 (≈ 456.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (WC2H 8EE), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 790 crimes here, including 125 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 (30/466)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Russell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dyott Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dyott Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Neal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Neal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Neal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Neal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Neal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Neal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Russell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Russell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Russell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Russell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Russell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Russell Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Russell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Russell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Russell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Russell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Russell Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Giles High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Russell Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Little Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Little Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Little Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Little Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft West Central Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 466

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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