Total Crime Rate
44.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Argyle 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.
View Crime In Boston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brothertoft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brothertoft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Coningsby Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Coningsby Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sydney Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sydney Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sydney Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydney Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydney Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hessle Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ingram Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bartol Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Brothertoft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brothertoft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ingram Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Argyle Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Taverner Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coningsby Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bartol Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Albert Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princess Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Albert Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotton Road | Under investigation |
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