Crime Rate in Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams, ward

Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Test Valley district and the 3613th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 524th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% higher than the Test Valley district average (62.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 199 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -47.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 236 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Knowles Close. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.