Total Crime Rate

152.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 152.1 9/10
  • Other theft 32.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 29.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.9 10/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 9.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 38th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abingdon , and the 237th highest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Argyll Road (W8 7DB) in the last 12 months was 152.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 177.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Argyll Road (W8 7DB), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/112)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Gordon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hornton Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phillimore Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Phillimore Walk —
Apr 2026Other theft Hornton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hornton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynnstay Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Observatory Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Observatory Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hornton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hornton Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hornton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hornton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hornton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Iverna Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wright'S Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wright'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wright'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Argyll Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tor Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tor Gardens Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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