Total Crime Rate

146.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 146.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.0 8/10
  • Other theft 33.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 23.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Argyll Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abingdon , and the 234th lowest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Argyll Road (W8 7BQ) in the last 12 months was 146.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% higher than the Abingdon average (146.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Argyll Road (W8 7BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 244 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Argyll Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Mews —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Gordon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holland Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drayson Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Iverna Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iverna Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abingdon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stratford Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stafford Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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