Total Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 5th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Fenside , and the 70th lowest crime rate of 208 local areas in Boston .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Argyle Street (PE21 8PJ) in the last 12 months was 44.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% lower than the Fenside average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Argyle Street (PE21 8PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Granville Street. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 29 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Brothertoft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brothertoft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coningsby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coningsby Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sydney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydney Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydney Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hessle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingram Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartol Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brothertoft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brothertoft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingram Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Argyle Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taverner Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coningsby Close
Apr 2026Other theft Bartol Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princess Street
Apr 2026Burglary Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotton Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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