Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JJ

Shaftesbury Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 23rd 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 8JJ) in the last 12 months was 1108.3 per 1,000 residents and was 65.4% higher than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 133.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (WC2H 8JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 926 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (191 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.