Total Crime Rate

147.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 147.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 79.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nursling Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams , and the 29th highest crime rate of 407 local areas in Test Valley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nursling Street (SO16 0XH) in the last 12 months was 147.9 per 1,000 residents and was 121.8% higher than the Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams average (66.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nursling Street (SO16 0XH), the main crime hotspot is near Knowles Close. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nursling Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Knowles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Knowles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Knowles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crawford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Knowles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Paulette Lacave Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Knowles Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Knowles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Knowles Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Knowles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nutsea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Knowles Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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