Total Crime Rate
131.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Argyle Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 262nd lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .
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 Argyle Street (WC1H 8EB) in the last 12 months was 131.4 per 1,000 residents and was 82.0% lower than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Argyle Street (WC1H 8EB), the main crime hotspot is near Crestfield Street. Police recorded 389 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Omega Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Crestfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Caledonia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Caledonia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Caledonia Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caledonia Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mecklenburgh Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mecklenburgh Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mecklenburgh Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Crestfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caledonia Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Caledonia Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crestfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crestfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sidmouth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crestfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crestfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crestfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crestfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crestfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Caledonia Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Caledonia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Caledonia Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Harrison Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Harrison Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Crestfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Caledonia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Caledonia Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Caledonia Street | Under investigation |
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