Total Crime Rate

187.7 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 187.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 25.9 7/10
  • Other theft 22.7 10/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 16.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Argyll Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Abingdon , and the 198th highest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Argyll Road (W8 7DA) in the last 12 months was 187.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% higher than the Abingdon average (156.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (β‰ˆ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 230.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Argyll Road (W8 7DA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 284 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Argyll Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheldrake Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holland Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drayson Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holland Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Adam And Eve Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Adam And Eve Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Adam And Eve Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Melon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Adam And Eve Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abingdon Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Abingdon Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Abingdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abingdon Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Pater Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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