Total Crime Rate

1434.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

222.9 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 1434.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 468.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 348.6 10/10
  • Other theft 240.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 222.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 68.6 8/10
  • Public order 45.7 10/10
  • Burglary 28.6 10/10
  • Drugs 28.6 10/10
  • Robbery 17.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
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 21st highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 46th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

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 8HD) in the last 12 months was 1434.3 per 1,000 residents and was 379.2% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (299.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 222.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 117.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (WC2H 8HD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Shaftesbury Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/921)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leicester Square —
Apr 2026Drugs Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leicester Square —
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Leicester Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Leicester Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leicester Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leicester Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leicester Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leicester Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leicester Square Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 921

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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