Total Crime Rate

1120.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1120.7 10/10
  • Other theft 293.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 229.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 212.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 166.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.2 10/10
  • Burglary 80.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 46.0 8/10
  • Robbery 34.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 28.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 10/10
  • Public order 23.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.0 10/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 16th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Argyle Street (WC1H 8NN) in the last 12 months was 1120.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% higher than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 166.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ).

In the area around Argyle Street (WC1H 8NN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Argyle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/312)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caledonia Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkenhead Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person B504 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B504 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Tonbridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tonbridge Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tonbridge Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caledonia Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caledonia Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caledonia Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caledonia Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caledonia Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caledonia Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Caledonia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Caledonia Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Caledonia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Regent Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Chad'S Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromer Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Chad'S Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Chad'S Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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