Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8HD

Shaftesbury Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 604 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 2531.4 per 1,000 residents and was 662.2% 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 236 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 222.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 445.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (WC2H 8HD), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 2226 crimes here, including 461 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.