Total Crime Rate

148.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 148.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 38.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 38.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Robbery 12.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

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 8ER) 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 8ER), the main crime hotspot is near Crestfield Street. Police recorded 413 crimes here, including 107 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Argyle Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Midhope Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Omega Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Omega Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Omega Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Omega Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midhope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Midhope Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crestfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brunswick Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crestfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crestfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Crestfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Crestfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Omega Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Brunswick Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Crestfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Omega Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Omega Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Omega Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Omega Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Omega Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Omega Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Omega Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Omega Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Omega Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brunswick Square Under investigation

Data Sources

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