Crime Rates at Argyle Street, London, WC1H 8EP

Argyle Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 267th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Argyle Street (WC1H 8EP) in the last 12 months was 148.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.8% lower than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Argyle Street (WC1H 8EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 603 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crestfield Street (107 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.