Crime Rates at Argyll Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1ED

Argyll Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Boscombe West , and the 332nd highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

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 Argyll Road (BH5 1ED) in the last 12 months was 88.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% lower than the Boscombe West average (139.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 18.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Argyll Road (BH5 1ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roumelia Lane (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.