Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JB

Shaftesbury Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 567 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 8JB) in the last 12 months was 1332.1 per 1,000 residents and was 82.6% higher than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 115 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 3 cases , down -62.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 119.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (WC2H 8JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 1343 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (194 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.