Crime Rates at Argyle Street, London, WC1H 8EN

Argyle Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 238th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

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 Argyle Street (WC1H 8EN) in the last 12 months was 175.2 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Argyle Street (WC1H 8EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 539 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crestfield Street (89 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.