Crime Rate in Charlton & the Pentons, ward

Charlton & the Pentons has the 6th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Test Valley district and the 1202nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 188th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Charlton & the Pentons in the last 12 months was 35.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% lower than the Test Valley district average (62.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Charlton & the Pentons’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Charlton & the Pentons ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Short Lane. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.