Total Crime Rate

1108.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

133.6 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 1108.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 303.3 10/10
  • Other theft 220.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 202.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 133.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 119.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.1 10/10
  • Burglary 39.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Drugs 18.1 10/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Robbery 14.4 9/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
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 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 8JL) 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 8JL), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 869 crimes here, including 139 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 (30/566)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dryden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dryden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub 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
Apr 2026Public order Shaftesbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Shaftesbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Shaftesbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shaftesbury Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Giles Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Giles Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parker Mews —
Apr 2026Public order Shaftesbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person New Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dryden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dryden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dryden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person New Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 566

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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